A checklist of the tick of vultures, with the first record of the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus linnaei (Acari: Ixodidae) from the Indian vulture, Gyps indicus (Falconiformes: Accipitridae)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2023
Abstract
We report the presence of multiple brown dog ticks (Rhicephalus linnaei) from the Indian vulture Gyps indicus. This paper constitutes the first report of this tick species from the vulture, and also the first documentation of ectoparasites from vultures in Malaysia. Additionally, we have conducted a literature review on ticks from vultures worldwide, resulting in 21 tick species consisted of six genera (Argas, Ornithodoros, Amblyomma, Hyalomma, Ixodes and Rhipicephalus) recorded from eight Old World vultures and two New World vultures. The lists of ticks infesting both vulture groups, along with pathogens detected from some of these ticks, are provided in this paper.
Keywords
Host associations, Systematic review, Tick-borne pathogens, Malaysia
Divisions
universiti
Funders
Universiti Malaya,Institute of Medical Molecular Biotechnology (IMMB) , Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) , Sungai Buloh campus, Malaysia,Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
Publication Title
Systematic and Applied Acarology
Volume
28
Issue
5
Publisher
Systematic and Applied Acarology Society
Publisher Location
DEPT ENTOMOLOGY, LONDON, SW7 5BD, ENGLAND