Korean J Parasitol.
2011 Dec;49(4):419-422. 10.3347/kjp.2011.49.4.419.
Severe Tick Infestation in a Hare and Potential Risk for Transmitting Pathogens to Humans
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- 1Nangchang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang 330038, China. zhengweiqing2001@163.com
- KMID: 1715749
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2011.49.4.419
Abstract
- Severe tick infestation was found in a hare in a suburban area of Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China. We sampled ticks and identified them based on their morphologic characteristics. Three species, Ixodes sinensis, which is commonly found in China and can experimentally transmit Borrelia burgdorferi, Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides, and Haemaphysalis longicornis which can transmit Lyme disease were detected with an optical microscope and a stereomicroscope. Risk of spreading ticks from suburban to urban areas exists due to human transportation and travel between the infested and non-infested areas around Nanchang.
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