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African Brown Ear Tick (R. appendiculatus) The primary vector of East Coast
Fever, the disease for which this species is notorious, R. appendiculatus is found
throughout much of central, southeastern and eastern Africa. It ranges from the ...
African Brown Ear Tick (R. appendiculatus) The primary vector of East Coast
Fever, the disease for which this species is notorious, R. appendiculatus is found
throughout much of central, southeastern and eastern Africa. It ranges from the ...
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However, at present, about 95% of the cases occur during January-March (
summer period), when adults of R. appendiculatus are seeking hosts. In this
region and throughout southern Africa generally, this tick exhibits a characteristic
seasonal ...
However, at present, about 95% of the cases occur during January-March (
summer period), when adults of R. appendiculatus are seeking hosts. In this
region and throughout southern Africa generally, this tick exhibits a characteristic
seasonal ...
Page 189
rainfall have at times led to dramatic increases in R. appendiculatus populations
to the extent that cattle and other livestock harbored hundreds of ticks per head in
grazing areas where few were seen previously. Epizootics of NSD have ...
rainfall have at times led to dramatic increases in R. appendiculatus populations
to the extent that cattle and other livestock harbored hundreds of ticks per head in
grazing areas where few were seen previously. Epizootics of NSD have ...
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Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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| Title | Biology of ticks, Volume 2 Biology of Ticks, Daniel E. Sonenshine |
| Author | Daniel E. Sonenshine |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1993 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 21 Apr 2011 |
| ISBN | 0195084314, 9780195084313 |
| Subjects | › › › Ecology Medical / Rheumatology Science / Life Sciences / Botany Science / Life Sciences / General Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates Tick Control Tick Infestations Ticks Ticks - Control Ticks - anatomy & histology Ticks - physiology Ticks as carriers of disease Ticks/ Control |
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