Epidemiological Investigation of Tick Species from Near Domestic Animal Farms and Cattle, Goat, and Wild Boar in Korea
10.3347/kjp.2019.57.3.319
- Author:
Jeong Byoung CHAE
1
;
Young Sun CHO
;
Yoon Kyoung CHO
;
Jun Gu KANG
;
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:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Tick;
distribution;
animal
- MeSH:
Adult;
Agriculture;
Animals;
Animals, Domestic;
Cattle;
Ecosystem;
Goats;
Humans;
Ixodes;
Korea;
Radius;
Sus scrofa;
Ticks
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2019;57(3):319-324
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
This study aimed to investigate the tick species and give background for tick-borne investigations in Korea. Ticks were collected from the area within 2 km radius of the 4 domestic animal farms, where they were located in mountainous areas and raising animals on pasture, and from animal bodies in 2014 and 2015. In total, 7,973 nymphal and adult ticks were collected from the farms
