Spickett, Arthur M.Bagnall, R.J.Uys, A.C. (André Charles)Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand2013-09-122013-09-1220131995Horak, IG, Spickett, AM, Braack, LEO, Penzhorn, BL, Bagnall, RJ & Uys, AC 1995, 'Parasites of domestic and wild animals in South Africa. XXXIII. Ixodid ticks on scrub hares in the north-eastern regions of Northern and Eastern Transvaal and of KwaZulu-Natal’. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 123-131.0330-24657102989086http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31691The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.Ixodid ticks were collected from scrub hares (Lepus saxatilis) at three localities. Nine tick species were recovered from 24 hares examined at Pafuri, Kruger National Park, Northern Transvaal. The most abundant and prevalent species were Hyalomma truncatum, Rhipicephalus kochi and a Rhipicephalus species (near R. pravus). Twelve tick species were collected from 120 scrub hares examined around Skukuza, Kruger National Park, Eastern Transvaal. The immature stages of Hyalomma truncatum were most abundant and those of Amblyomma hebraeum most prevalent on the hares. No haematozoa were found on blood smears made from these hares. Thirty-four scrub hares on mixed cattle and game farms near Hluhluwe, north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal harboured 12 tick species. The most abundant and prevalent of these were the immature stages of Rhipicephalus muehlensi. Piroplasms, tentatively identified as Babesia leporis, were present on blood smears of eight of these hares. The host status of scrub hares for 18 ixodid tick species or subspecies found in South Africa is tabulated.en© ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineIxodid ticksScrub haresTransvaalKwaZulu-NatalHyalomma truncatumRhipicephalus kochiAmblyomma hebraeumRhipicephalus muehlensiVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle