An update on the ecological distribution of the Ixodidae ticks in Zimbabwe.

In total 7657 ticks were collected from 121 dip tanks in 12 districts representative of Zimbabwe’s five ecological regions between September 2013 and May 2014. Based on morphological traits four genera and 13 species of ticks were identified. Amblyomma hebraeum (60.3 %), Rhipicephalus microplus (58....

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Main Authors: Sungirai, Marvelous, Madder, Maxime, Moyo, Doreen Z., De Clercq, Patrick, Nji Abatih, Emmanuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer International Publishing 2016
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com.access.msu.ac.zw:2048/article/10.1007%2Fs10493-015-9892-5
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