Drivers of tick community structure in a rhinoceros meta-population in Kenya.

Edward M King'ori, Patrick I Chiyo, Olgabeth N Gitau, Fredrick Lala, Olivia Wesula Lwande

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Article in International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife, 2026. 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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Edward M King'oriDisease Diagnostics Laboratory, Veterinary and Capture Services Department, Kenya Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 40241, 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.

Patrick I ChiyoWildlife Forensics and Genetics Laboratory, Veterinary and Capture Services Department, Kenya Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 40241, 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.

Olgabeth N GitauDisease Diagnostics Laboratory, Veterinary and Capture Services Department, Kenya Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 40241, 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.

Fredrick LalaWildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI), P.O. Box 842, Naivasha, 20117, Kenya.

Olivia Wesula LwandeDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, 901 85, Umeå, Sweden.

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Abstract

Understanding the structure and drivers of parasite communities including species assembly patterns, diversity, abundance, and aggregation is crucial in assessing the health of wild populations and the dynamics of host-parasite interactions within ecosystems. This study analyzed tick communities parasitizing the critically endangered black rhinoceros and the near threatened white rhinoceros metapopulation in twelve sanctuaries in Kenya. A total of 14,302 ticks from 20 tick species across four genera,

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Ceratotherium simumDiceros bicornisHill-seriesSpecies-diversitySpecies-richnessTick-borne diseases

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PMID41624445

DOI10.1016/j.ijppaw.2026.101191

PMCPMC12856993

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