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Page 62
Wild birds may be infested if they construct large , numerous , or fairly permanent
nests in the vicinity of human activities . The question of infestation of other wild
birds and of mammals is a most uncertain one . Although the fowl argas does ...
Wild birds may be infested if they construct large , numerous , or fairly permanent
nests in the vicinity of human activities . The question of infestation of other wild
birds and of mammals is a most uncertain one . Although the fowl argas does ...
Page 64
Howard ( 1909 ) , however , heard of a South African cart that had been stored in
an old infested chicken house ; " no one was able to ride in it afterwards . In
Southern Rhodesia , A. persicus is pre - eminently a fowl parasite ( Jack 1921 ) .
Howard ( 1909 ) , however , heard of a South African cart that had been stored in
an old infested chicken house ; " no one was able to ride in it afterwards . In
Southern Rhodesia , A. persicus is pre - eminently a fowl parasite ( Jack 1921 ) .
Page 71
This is certainly not true for the Sudan , where chicken flocks of many remote ,
indigenous tribes have been known to be infested for half a century . More
recently , Wiley ( 1953 ) indi . cated that the fowl tick is increasing its range in
Kenya .
This is certainly not true for the Sudan , where chicken flocks of many remote ,
indigenous tribes have been known to be infested for half a century . More
recently , Wiley ( 1953 ) indi . cated that the fowl tick is increasing its range in
Kenya .
Page 75
It may have been accidentally introduced into a few localities in the Ethiopian
Faunal Region north of the Equator and to parts of the Americas . If so ,
transportation of infested domestic pigeons undoubtedly has been responsible
for this range ...
It may have been accidentally introduced into a few localities in the Ethiopian
Faunal Region north of the Equator and to parts of the Americas . If so ,
transportation of infested domestic pigeons undoubtedly has been responsible
for this range ...
Page 88
LIZARDS : In Kenya and in Egypt , A. brumpti and lizards have been found
infested with a hemogregarine , Hepatozoon argantis Garnham , 1954 .
HYRAXES : This tick should be considered as a potential vector of the piroplasm
Echinozoon ...
LIZARDS : In Kenya and in Egypt , A. brumpti and lizards have been found
infested with a hemogregarine , Hepatozoon argantis Garnham , 1954 .
HYRAXES : This tick should be considered as a potential vector of the piroplasm
Echinozoon ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | African Ixodoidea, Volume 1 African Ixodoidea, Harry Hoogstraal |
| Author | Harry Hoogstraal |
| Published | 1956 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 2 Mar 2011 |
| Length | 1101 pages |
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