Observations on the ixodid ticks associated with domestic ungulate animals in Jordan |
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| Authors: | Yosef El-Rabie Zuhair S Amr Kerwin E Hyland |
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| Institution: | 1. Animal Health Institute , Amman , Jordan;2. Department of Zoology , University of Rhode Island , Kingston , Rhode Island , 02881 , USA |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Fourteen species and subspecies of ixodid ticks, representing four genera, were collected from native sheep, goats, camels and cattle in Jordan. Haemaphysalis otophila was the most common species (48.1%) with Rhipicephalus sanguineus (15.3%), Boophilus kohlsi (14.4%) and Haemaphysalis sulcatus (11.6%) representing other common species among the 9,545 specimens examined. |
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| Keywords: | ticks Ixodidae parasites Jordan domestic animals |
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