Hyalomma aegyptium the dominant hard tick in tortoises Tesdudo hermanni boettgeri found in different regions of Albania
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.02.002
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to estimate the level of hard tick infestation in the tortoise subspecies Testudo hermanni boettgeri living within the free-range hills and mountains of four regions of central and south… read more here.
Keywords: hard tick; hermann tortoises; hermanni boettgeri; hyalomma aegyptium ... See more keywords
Discordant phylogeographic patterns between the tortoise tick Hyalomma aegyptium and their Testudo graeca hosts.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101924
Abstract: Tortoise ticks, Hyalomma aegyptium, are considered so strongly associated with their hosts that they are even used as indirect indicators for them. In such a case, a robust pattern of congruence between host and parasite… read more here.
Keywords: testudo graeca; aegyptium; host; hyalomma aegyptium ... See more keywords
A case of massive infestation of a female Spur-thighed tortoise Testudo graeca by blood-sucking ticks Hyalomma aegyptium (Acari: Ixodidae)
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DOI: 10.1080/01647954.2019.1699603
Abstract: ABSTRACT Infestation by ticks affects several vertebrate groups, including tortoises. Testudo species are among chelonian fauna that are infested in their natural habitat by several tick species, with Hyalomma aegyptium as the dominant one. We… read more here.
Keywords: massive infestation; hyalomma aegyptium; case massive; aegyptium ... See more keywords