Intradermal Infestation of a Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) by the Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum)

Numerous small dark spots and nodules were observed on the visceral side of the skin of a red fox (Vulpes vulpes ), captured in December 1982, 4.5 km north of Kingsville, Johnson County, Missouri. Upon closer examination the spots were determined to be ticks located in the dermis and hypodermis. App...

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Published inJournal of wildlife diseases Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 122 - 124
Main Authors Smith, Donald D, Frenkel, Jacob K, Smith, Elizabeth I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Wildlife Disease Association 01.01.1986
Subjects
AMBLYOMMA
Amblyomma americanum
Animals
FOXES
Foxes - parasitology
Ixodidae
MISSOURI
PEAU
PIEL
RENARD
RESEARCH NOTES/CASE REPORTS
SKIN
Skin - parasitology
Tick Infestations - pathology
Tick Infestations - veterinary
United States
Vulpes vulpes
ZORRO
United States
USA, Missouri
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Summary:Numerous small dark spots and nodules were observed on the visceral side of the skin of a red fox (Vulpes vulpes ), captured in December 1982, 4.5 km north of Kingsville, Johnson County, Missouri. Upon closer examination the spots were determined to be ticks located in the dermis and hypodermis. Approximately 25 were adults and nymphs, and over 200 larval ticks were present. All ticks were identified as Amblyomma americanum . Most were present in the axilla and groin with the larval ticks predominating in the groin and perineal regions, while the larger ticks were most common in the axillary area.
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ISSN:0090-3558
1943-3700
DOI:10.7589/0090-3558-22.1.122