Ixodid tick infestations of wild birds and mammals on a game ranch in Central Province, Zambia

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Zieger, U.
Cauldwell, A.E.
Uys, A.C. (André Charles)

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Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute

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Ticks were collected at irregular intervals from December 1995 to November 1996 from wildlife on Mtendere Game Ranch in the Chisamba District of Central Province, Zambia. Total collections were made from two species of ground-nesting birds and 20 species of small and large mammals. Thirteen species/subspecies of ixodid ticks were recovered. Rhipicephalus appendiculatus was the most abundant, followed by Boophilus decoloratus and Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi. Small numbers of immature ticks of only a few species were collected from the birds and rodents. The lagomorphs carried large numbers of predominantly immature R. appendiculatus. Most of the ungulates harboured several tick species and had high infestations of R. appendiculatus. The seasonal abundances of Amblyomma variegatum, B. decoloratus, R. appendiculatus and R. evertsi evertsi were determined.

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Veterinary medicine, Parasitic ixodid ticks, Wildlife, Zambia

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Zieger, U, Horak, IG, Cauldwell, AE & Uys, AC 1998, 'Ixodid tick infestations of wild birds and mammals on a game ranch in Central Province, Zambia’. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 113-124.