Checklist of the tick (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) species of Pakistan

In developed and underdeveloped countries, ticks are important vectors transmitting various pathogens that cause diseases of veterinary and public health importance, like babesiosis, theileriosis, Crimean‑Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and many more. Many species of ticks have been reported in scie...

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Published inVeterinaria italiana Vol. 56; no. 4; p. 221
Main Authors Ramzan, Muhammad, Naeem-Ullah, Unsar, Masood Bokhari, Syed Haroon, Saba, Shafia, Khan, Khalid Ali, Saeed, Shafqat
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale 01.12.2020
Subjects
Animals
Arachnid Vectors - classification
Argasidae
Babesiosis
Cattle
Check lists
Crimean hemorrhagic fever
Hemorrhage
Hosts
Ixodidae
Pakistan
Pakistan - epidemiology
Pathogens
Plant diseases
Poultry
Public health
Sheep
Species
Synonyms
Theileriosis
Tick-Borne Diseases - epidemiology
Ticks - classification
Vectors
Pakistan
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Summary:In developed and underdeveloped countries, ticks are important vectors transmitting various pathogens that cause diseases of veterinary and public health importance, like babesiosis, theileriosis, Crimean‑Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and many more. Many species of ticks have been reported in scientific literature from Pakistan, which need to be listed for ready reference. For this purpose, a checklist of tick species recorded in Pakistan is presented here after comprehensive review of the available literature on the subject. Overall, nine genera and 53 species of ticks infesting animals in Pakistan are presented in this checklist.
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ISSN:0505-401X
1828-1427
DOI:10.12834/VetIt.1721.9077.1