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Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Northern Sudan
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 76, No 2 | a43 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v76i2.43
| © 2009 A. Elghali, S.M. Hassan
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 09 September 2009 | Published: 09 September 2009
Submitted: 09 September 2009 | Published: 09 September 2009
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A. Elghali,S.M. Hassan,
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Monthly total body tick collections from 13-20 camels were conducted for 2 consecutive years (2000-2001) in Northern Sudan. Tick populations were correlated with locality, season, predeliction site, sex and coat colour. Hyalomma dromedarii was found to be the predominant (89 %) tick species infesting the camels. Other tick species found in very low numbers were Hyalomma impeltatum (7.7 %), Hy alomma anatolicum anatolicum (3.3 %), Hyalomma truncatum (0.29 %), Hyalomma marginatum rufipes (0.25 %), Rhipicephalus praetextatus (0.30 %) and Rhipicephalus sanguineus group (0.09 %). Nymphs of the genus Hyalomma were collected in significant numbers. Adult ticks significantly preferred to attach to the lower parts of the camel's body for feeding while the nymphs preferred the back of the animal.
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