ORIGIN OF DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS (ACARI: IXODIDAE) ON ELK IN THE YUKON, CANADA

• Published in: Journal of wildlife diseases Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 544 - 551
• Main Authors: Leo, Sarah S. T., Samuel, William M., Pybus, Margo J., Sperling, Felix A. H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Business Office, 810 East 10th St., Lawrence, Kansas 66044-8897, USA Wildife Disease Association 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Animals; Deer - parasitology; Dermacentor - genetics; Dermacentor albipictus; genetics; Genotype; Host Specificity; invasive species; Microsatellite Repeats; parasites; PARASITOLOGY; Tick Infestations - epidemiology; Tick Infestations - veterinary; Yukon Territory - epidemiology; Yukon Territory; parasites; genetics; Dermacentor albipictus; host specificity; invasive species

Winter ticks (Dermacentor albipictus) on elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) have recently increased in numbers in the Yukon, Canada, potentially posing risks to other indigenous host species in the region. To evaluate the regional source of winter ticks in the Yukon, we sequenced one nuclear (ITS-2) an...