Ixodid ticks and lice infesting red duikers and bushpigs in north-eastern Natal. |
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| Authors: | I G Horak J Boomker J R Flamand |
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| Institution: | Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort. |
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| Abstract: | Eighteen red duikers, Cephalophus natalensis, from the Charters Creek Nature Reserve and 2 from Fanies Island Nature Reserve were processed for arthropod parasite recovery. They harboured 8 species of ixodid ticks and 2 lice species. All were infested with Haemaphysalis parmata and the nymphs of Rhipicephalus muehlensi. Two bushpigs, Potamochoerus porcus, from the Ndumu Nature Reserve, 5 from the Eastern Shores Nature Reserve and 1 from Cape Vidal were examined for ectoparasites. They were infested with 8 ixodid tick species, of which Rhipicephalus maculatus was the most abundant, and with 1 louse species. |
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