Ticks Collected from Wild and Domestic Animals and Natural Habitats in the Republic of Korea.
- Author:
Baek Jun KIM
1
;
Hyewon KIM
;
Sohyun WON
;
Heung Chul KIM
;
Sung Tae CHONG
;
Terry A KLEIN
;
Ki Gyoung KIM
;
Hong Yul SEO
;
Joon Seok CHAE
Author Information
1. Department of Climate and Ecology, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon, 325-813, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Haemaphysalis longicornis;
Haemaphysalis flava;
Haemaphysalis formosensis;
animal;
abundance;
tick index
- MeSH:
Animals;
Animals, Domestic;
Animals, Wild;
Female;
Male;
Prevalence;
Republic of Korea;
Tick Infestations/epidemiology/parasitology/*veterinary;
Ticks/*classification
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2014;52(3):281-285
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Ticks were collected from 35 animals from 5 provinces and 3 metropolitan cities during 2012. Ticks also were collected by tick drag from 4 sites in Gyeonggi-do (2) and Jeollabuk-do (2) Provinces. A total of 612 ticks belonging to 6 species and 3 genera were collected from mammals and a bird (n=573) and by tick drag (n=39). Haemaphyalis longicornis (n=434) was the most commonly collected tick, followed by H. flava (158), Ixodes nipponensis (11), Amblyomma testudinarium (7), H. japonica (1), and H. formosensis (1). H. longicornis and H. flava were collected from all animal hosts examined. For animal hosts (n>1), the highest Tick Index (TI) was observed for domestic dogs (29.6), followed by Siberian roe deer (17.4), water deer (14.4), and raccoon dogs (1.3). A total of 402 H. longicornis (adults 86, 21.4%; nymphs 160, 39.8%; larvae 156, 38.9%) were collected from wild and domestic animals. A total of 158 H. flava (n=158) were collected from wild and domestic animals and 1 ring-necked pheasant, with a higher proportion of adults (103, 65.2%), while nymphs and larvae only accounted for 12.7% (20) and 22.2% (35), respectively. Only 7 A. testudinarium were collected from the wild boar (6 adults) and Eurasian badger (1 nymph), while only 5 I. nipponensis were collected from the water deer (4 adults) and a raccoon dog (1 adult). One adult female H. formosensis was first collected from vegetation by tick drag from Mara Island, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do Province.
