Under the scales: Identification of ticks in rehabilitated African pangolins and confiscated scales.

Zwannda Nethavhani, Thando Radebe, Catherine Maria Dzerefos, Essa Suleman, Raymond Jansen

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Article in International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Zwannda NethavhaniDepartment of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa.

Thando RadebeDepartment of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa.

Catherine Maria DzerefosDepartment of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa.

Essa SulemanNextGen Health Cluster, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa.

Raymond JansenDepartment of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa.

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Abstract

Pangolins are the most trafficked mammals globally. Beyond zoonotic concerns related to coronavirus, pangolins serve as hosts for ectoparasites such as ticks, which can be inadvertently transported through illegal wildlife trade and rehabilitation efforts. The transcontinental trafficking of pangolins and their derivatives poses a potential risk of pathogen spillover affecting humans, wildlife, and livestock. Despite these concerns, data on tick infestations in confiscated African pangolins and scales remain scarce. This study aims to identify tick species associated with confiscated pangolins and scales using morphological and molecular approaches. A total of 275 ticks were collected from 17 rehabilitated African pangolins (

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DOI10.1016/j.ijppaw.2025.101117

PMCPMC12304708

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