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ArticleJournal of arthropod-borne diseases2018

Ixodid Tick Vectors of Wild Mammals and Reptiles of Southern India.

K G Ajith Kumar, Reghu Ravindran, Joju Johns, George Chandy, Kavitha Rajagopal, Leena Chandrasekhar, Ajith Jacob George, Srikanta Ghosh

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K G Ajith KumarDepartment of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, Kerala, India.
Reghu RavindranDepartment of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, Kerala, India.
Joju JohnsCentre for Wildlife Studies, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, Kerala, India.
George ChandyCentre for Wildlife Studies, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, Kerala, India.
Kavitha RajagopalDepartment of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, Kerala, India.
Leena ChandrasekharDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, Kerala, India.
Ajith Jacob GeorgeDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, Kerala, India.
Srikanta GhoshEntomology Laboratory, Division of Parasitology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe aimed to focus on the ixodid ticks parasitizing wild mammals and reptiles from Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghat, southern India.

methodsThe taxonomic identification of ticks collected from wild mammals and reptiles was performed based on the morphology of adults.

resultsWe revealed eight species of ticks including,

conclusionEight species of ticks parasitizing on nine species of wild mammals and four species of parasitizing on four species of reptiles were identified. The highest host richness was shown by

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ReptilesSouth IndiaTicksWayanadWild mammals

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