Identification of Tick Species Collected from Wild Boars and Habitats of Wild Boars and Domestic Pigs in the Republic of Korea.
10.3347/kjp.2017.55.2.185
- Author:
Jeong Byoung CHAE
1
;
Jun Gu KANG
;
Heung Chul KIM
;
Sung Tae CHONG
;
In Yong LEE
;
Nam Shik SHIN
;
Joon Seok CHAE
Author Information
1. Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, BK21 Plus Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea. jschae@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Haemaphysalis longicornis;
Haemaphysalis flava;
Ixodes nipponensis;
Ixodes turdus;
Amblyomma testudinarium;
tick;
wild boar;
pig
- MeSH:
Agriculture;
Arthropods;
Ecosystem*;
Ixodes;
Ixodidae;
Republic of Korea*;
Surgical Instruments;
Sus scrofa*;
Swine;
Tick-Borne Diseases;
Ticks*
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2017;55(2):185-191
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Tick is one of the most important arthropods in the transmission of vector-borne diseases. In this study, we investigated the abundance and species of ticks associated with swine and their habitats to assess the risk of spread of tick-borne diseases in host species, such as wild boars. Ticks were collected from 24 grazing or traditionally reared domestic pig farms and 8 habitats of wild boars in 8 provinces and 1 city in the Republic of Korea, by using the dragging and flagging methods. Ticks were also collected directly from 49 wild boars by using fine forceps. A total of 9,846 hard ticks were collected, including 4,977 Haemaphysalis longicornis, 4,313 Haemaphysalis flava, 508 Ixodes nipponensis, 1 Ixodes turdus, and 47 Amblyomma testudinarium. A total of 240 hard ticks were collected from 49 wild boars, including 109 H. flava, 84 H. longicornis, and 47 A. testudinarium. A total of 578 hard ticks were collected from areas around domestic pig farms. Only 2 hard tick species, 546 H. longicornis and 32 H. flava, were collected from these areas. A total of 9,028 hard ticks were collected from wild boars of 8 habitats, including 4,347 H. longicornis, 4,172 H. flava, 508 I. nipponensis, and 1 I. turdus. A. testudinarium was collected only from wild boars, and I. nipponensis and I. turdus were collected only from the habitats of wild boars.
