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... Africa lack authenticity and most writers refer only to sporadic bites . Outside Africa there are a few scattered , apparently genuine reports of A. persicus biting man , for Gregson ( 1956 ) reports that its bite may cause severe pain ...
... Africa lack authenticity and most writers refer only to sporadic bites . Outside Africa there are a few scattered , apparently genuine reports of A. persicus biting man , for Gregson ( 1956 ) reports that its bite may cause severe pain ...
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... Africa , East Africa and North Africa , where it is the vector of Spanish - North African relapsing fever . The larger race of this species is restricted to areas of higher humidity and it also transmits spirochaetes of human relapsing ...
... Africa , East Africa and North Africa , where it is the vector of Spanish - North African relapsing fever . The larger race of this species is restricted to areas of higher humidity and it also transmits spirochaetes of human relapsing ...
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... Africa , for the infection is contracted in the field . In view of this , the vector epidemiological picture is likely to be more confused as more species may be involved in transmission . Among the species likely to be involved in this ...
... Africa , for the infection is contracted in the field . In view of this , the vector epidemiological picture is likely to be more confused as more species may be involved in transmission . Among the species likely to be involved in this ...
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CUTICLEThe Key to TICK ADAPTABILITY | 10 |
EXTERNAL FEATURES OF SOME ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT | 27 |
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activity Africa Amblyomma andersoni animals appear areas argasid Argasidae attached Babesia basis capituli bite body Boophilus broad capitulum cattle cells Cervical grooves cheliceral colour coxa coxal cuticle cytoplasm Dermacentor disease dogs dorsal view eggs endocuticle engorged epicuticle evertsi external spur feeding fluid fully fed genus granules Haemaphysalis hairs hard ticks hexagonus Hoogstraal host humidity Hyalomma hypostome infection inner Ixodes ricinus Ixodidae large number larvae larvae and nymphs lateral layer Lees legs length louping ill lumen male membrane microplus moult muscles Nuttall nymphal nymphs nymphs and adults occur palp palpi parasites pathogens period persicus pharynx posterior margin punctations rabbits relapsing fever reported Rhipicephalus rickettsiae rounded salivary glands sanguineus scutum sheep skin soft ticks spermatophore spiracle Spiracular plate spirochaetes spotted fever spur on coxa surface tarsus tarsus IV temperature Theileria tick species tissues transmission transmitted transverse unfed females variabilis vector ventral virus whilst