Ticks Collected from Selected Mammalian Hosts Surveyed in the Republic of Korea During 2008-2009.
10.3347/kjp.2011.49.3.331
- Author:
Heung Chul KIM
1
;
Sang Hoon HAN
;
Sung Tae CHONG
;
Terry A KLEIN
;
Chang Yong CHOI
;
Hyun Young NAM
;
Hee Young CHAE
;
Hang LEE
;
Sungjin KO
;
Jun Gu KANG
;
Joon Seok CHAE
Author Information
1. 5th Medical Detachment, 168th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 65th Medical Brigade, Unit 15247, APO AP 96205-5247, USA.
- Publication Type:Brief Communication ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
- Keywords:
Haemaphysalis longicornis;
Haemaphysalis flava;
Ixodes nipponensis;
mammal;
host;
distribution
- MeSH:
Animals;
Mammals/*parasitology;
Prevalence;
Republic of Korea;
Tick Infestations/epidemiology/parasitology/*veterinary;
Ticks/*classification
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2011;49(3):331-335
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A tick survey was conducted to determine the relative abundance and distribution of ticks associated with selected mammals in the Republic of Korea (ROK) during 2008-2009. A total of 918 ticks were collected from 76 mammals (6 families, 9 species) captured at 6 provinces and 3 Metropolitan Cities in ROK. Haemaphysalis longicornis (54.4%) was the most frequently collected tick, followed by Haemaphysalis flava (28.5%), Ixodes nipponensis (7.6%), Ixodes pomerantzevi (4.8%), Ixodes persulcatus (4.6%), and Haemaphysalis japonica (0.1%). Adults (57.0%) and nymphs (28.7%) of Ixodes and Haemaphysalis spp. were collected most frequently from medium or large mammals in this survey, while few larvae (14.3%) were collected. Hydropotes inermis was the most frequently captured mammal (52.6%), with a 16.4 tick index and 5 of 6 species of ticks collected during this survey. H. longicornis (69.7%) was the predominant tick collected from H. inermis, followed by H. flava (22.2%), I. persulcatus (6.1%), I. nipponensis (1.8%), and H. japonica (0.2%).
