Notes on the biology of the tick Rhipicephalus bursa (Canestrini and Fanzago, 1877) in Israel
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https://doi.org/10.19182/remvt.8845Keywords
Ixodidae, Seasonal variation, hosts, Sheep, IsraelAbstract
The seasonal distribution of the tick Rhipicephalus bursa in sheep has been studied during one year in two neighbouring flocks of Awassi sheep in an enzootic focus of sheep babesiosis. Rates of tick infestation on the two flocks were very different. Pre-imaginal stages were found on the sheep during the winter months of November-March while adult ticks appeared in the middle of April and persisted
until the end of July. First clinical cases of babesiosis in sheep were diagnosed 2 weeks after finding the first adult ticks. The pre-imaginal stages were found mainly in the pinnas while adult ticks preferred in decreasing order the tail, body and head. Few adult ticks were found on the legs.
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