Hyalomma rufipes (Koch, 1844) infesting cattle in the West Aegean region of Turkey

Authors : Serkan BAKIRCI, Hakan SARALİ, Levent AYDIN, Abdalla LATIF, Hasan EREN, Tülin KARAGENÇ

Pages : 359-363

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :A total of 19,679 adult ticks were collected from 443 cattle in 9 villages in the West Aegean region of Turkey over 2 years insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(June 2006-May 2008);. Thirteen out of the 19,679 adult ticks were identified as Hyalomma rufipes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(12 adult males and 1 female);. The ticks were identified according to their characteristic dark coloured conscutum and scutum along with the presence of small to medium but uniform and numerous punctations. Dimensions insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(length and width); of male and female H. rufipes ticks were 3075 and 1880 µm and 3213 and 2181 mm, respectively. The present study not only confirms previous observations demonstrating the presence of H. rufipes in cattle in Turkey, but also demonstrates for the first time its existence in the West Aegean region of the country.
Keywords : Key words Hyalomma rufipes, cattle, Turkey