Small and medium sized mammals as predators of ticks (Ixodoidea) in South Africa |
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| Authors: | O. B. Kok T. N. Petney |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of the Orange Free State, P. O. Box 339, 9300 Bloemfontein, South Africa;(2) Parasitology Section, Hygiene Institute, University of Heidelberg, 6900 Heidelberg, Germany |
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| Abstract: | A total of 1,640 stomach contents from 56 South African species of small and medium sized mammals were examined for ticks. Only six ticks were found in three specimens of the caracal Felis caracal. Although identification of the tick species was not possible owing to fragmentation and partial digestion, the genus Haemaphysalis was represented in four of these cases. We conclude that predation by small and medium sized mammals on ticks is uncommon in South Africa. |
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