Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of
Concepts in Animal Parasitology Textbook
Date of this Version
2024
Document Type
Book Chapter
Citation
Chapter 66, Concepts in Animal Parasitology, pages 798–835
Textbook
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States: Zea Books, 2024
chapter doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ciap066
Reviewers: Agustín Estrada-Peña, Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain; and Alberto A. Guglielmone, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria, Rafaela, Argentina
Abstract
An overview of ticks (order Ixodida Leach, 1815), blood-feeding ectoparasites of vertebrates representing important vectors of pathogens that cause diseases in humans and other animals. They are obligate parasites at one or more developmental stages and parasitize some terrestrial vertebrates (mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians). Includes discussion of general morphology, biology, life cycles, host range, taxonomic history, current taxonomy, and medical and veterinary significance of both the soft and hard tick groups. Discusses very briefly anaplasmosis, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease/Lyme barreliosis, and rickettsiosis.
Chapter 66 in Concepts in Animal Parasitology, by Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti, Valeria Castilho Onofrio, and Filipe Dantas-Torres. 2024. S. L. Gardner and S. A. Gardner, editors. Zea Books, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ciap066
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