IXODID TICKS RECOVERED FROM THE ELAND (TAUROTRAGUS ORYX) SABLE ANTELOPE (HIPPOTRAGUS NIGER), COMMON REEDBUCK (REDUNCA ARUNDINUM), IMPALA (AE.PYCEROS MELAMPUS) AND TSESSEBE (DAMALISCUS LUNATUS)

摘要

Ticks are a major cause of production losses in antelopes on game ranches in southern Africa. They transmit blood parasites of cattle such as Theileria parva parva, Anaplasma margin ale and Babesia bigemina that cause theileriosis, anaplasmosis and babesiosis respectively. The effects of heavy tick burdens on antelopes include tick worry, tick toxicosis, tick-bite abscesses, anemia and metabolic disturbances.. The abundance of hosts of different species as occurs on mixed cattle and antelope farmingsystems results in severe tick infestations due to the availability of suitable hosts for adult and immature ticks.