Seasonal infestation patterns of ticks on Hokkaido sika deer ( Cervus nippon yesoensis )

• Published in: Parasitology Vol. 151; no. 12; pp. 1317 - 1325
• Main Authors: Shimizu, Kotaro, Shimozuru, Michito, Yamanaka, Masami, Ito, Genta, Nakao, Ryo, Tsubota, Toshio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Cambridge University Press 01.10.2024
• Subjects: Animals; attachment site preferences; co-feeding transmission; co-occurrence; Deer - parasitology; Female; Haemaphysalis spp; Hokkaido sika deer; Host-Parasite Interactions; interspecies interactions; intraspecies interactions; Ixodes - physiology; Ixodes spp; Ixodidae - physiology; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Nymph - physiology; Seasons; tick; Tick Infestations - epidemiology; Tick Infestations - parasitology; Tick Infestations - veterinary; tick–host interactions; Japan; Haemaphysalis spp; Ixodes spp; co-occurrence; attachment site preferences; interspecies interactions; Hokkaido sika deer; tick–host interactions; intraspecies interactions; co-feeding transmission; tick

Ticks prefer specific feeding sites on a host that are influenced by host–tick and tick–tick interactions. This study focused on the spatiotemporal distribution of ticks in Hokkaido sika deer, an important tick host in Hokkaido, Japan. Tick sampling was performed on the sika deer in the Shiretoko Na...