Ticks (Argasidae, Ixodidae) and tick-borne diseases of continental Southeast Asia

• Published in: Zootaxa Vol. 4558; no. 1; p. 1
• Main Authors: Petney, Trevor N, Saijuntha, Weerachai, Boulanger, Nathalie, Chitimia-Dobler, Lidia, Pfeffer, Martin, Eamudomkarn, Chatanun, Andrews, Ross H, Ahamad, Mariana, Putthasorn, Noppadon, Muders, Senta V, Petney, David A, Robbins, Richard G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand 17.02.2019
• Subjects: Animals; Argasidae; Asia, Southeastern; Cambodia; Humans; Ixodidae; Myanmar; Tick-Borne Diseases; Ticks; Asia, Southeastern; Cambodia; Myanmar; Acari, Continental Southeast Asia, ticks, tick-borne diseases, Ixodidae, Argasidae

Knowledge of the tick fauna of continental Southeast Asia is either patchy or, in some cases, for example Cambodia and Myanmar, poor. Nevertheless, 97 species have been recorded from this region, making it one of the most diverse for ticks worldwide. Throughout Southeast Asia, work on tick-borne dis...