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KMID : 0425120110490040419
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
2011 Volume.49 No. 4 p.419 ~ p.422
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Severe Tick Infestation in a Hare and Potential Risk for Transmitting Pathogens to Humans
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Zheng Weiqing
Chen Haiying
Liu Xiaoqing
Guo Xuejian
Fu Renlong
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Abstract
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Severe tick infestation was found in a hare in a suburban area of Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China. We sampled ticks and identified them based on their morphologic characteristics. Three species, Ixodes sinensis, which is commonly found in China and can experimentally transmit Borrelia burgdorferi,Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides, and Haemaphysalis longicornis which can transmit Lyme disease were detected with an optical microscope and a stereomicroscope. Risk of spreading ticks from suburban to urban areas exists due to human transportation and travel between the infested and non-infested areas around Nanchang.
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KEYWORD
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Ixodes sinensis, Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides, Haemaphysalis longicornis, tick infestation, hare
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