Korean J Parasitol.
2014 Jun;52(3):281-285.
Ticks Collected from Wild and Domestic Animals and Natural Habitats in the Republic of Korea
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- 1Department of Climate and Ecology, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon, 325-813, Korea.
- 2Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea. jschae@snu.ac.kr
- 3th Medical Detachment, th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, th Medical Brigade, Unit 15247, APO AP 96205-5247, USA.
- 4Public Health Command Region-Pacific, Camp Zama, Japan; th Medical Brigade Unit 15281, APO AP 96205-5281, USA.
- 5National Institute of Biological Resources, Environmental Research Complex, Incheon 404-708, Korea.
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.
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