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Family:

Soft ticks
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Life stage:
Larvae
Nymph
Adult

Genera
Amblyomma
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Boophilus
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Dermacentor
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Haemaphysalis
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Hyalomma
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Ixodes
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* Species Identification
* Host animals

Rhipicephalus
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References
  • BAKER A. S. (1999) Helminths, Arthropods and Protozoa of domesticated animals.The National History Museum, London.
  • BECKER M. (2002) Available from: (Google search) http://www.ijon.de/zecken/rhipicep.html
  • HILLYARD P. D. (1996) Ticks of north-west Europe. The National History Museum, London.
  • HOOGSTRAAL H. (1956) African Ixodidae. Vol 1. Ticks of Sudan. Report NM 005 050.29.07. Bureau of medicine and surgery. Department of Navy, Washington D.C.
  • LATOUR (1997) Biologie des tiques et roles pathogenes. Cahier du Vetomecum (Oct 1997): Maladies transmises par les tiques. Merial publication. pp 3-8.
  • PARASITOLOGY (2002) Available from: (Google search) http://www.parasitology.org/Arthropods/Arachnida/Rhipicep.htm
  • SONENSHINE D. (1993) Biology of ticks. Vol 2. Oxford University Press, UK.
  • SOULSBY (1982) Helminths, Arthropods and Protozoa of domesticated animals 7th Edition. Baillere Tindall, London. pp 456-475
  • URQUHART G. M., ARMOUR J., DUNCAN J. L., DUNN A. M. & JENNINGS F. W. (1987)Veterinary parasitology. Logman Group Ltd, UK. pp 176-182