ISSN:
1572-9702
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Ticks of nine small mammal species were studied in an area of endemic Lyme disease in Hailin County, Heilongjiang Province, from 1 May to 10 October 1986. The bulk (93%) total small mammal captures wereApodemus speciouss (45%),Clethrionomys rufocanus (31%),A. agrarius (11%) andEutamias sibiricus; (5%): these host species accounted for 97% of the 162 ticks collected.Ixodes persulcatus Schulze were most abundant onE. sibiricus (0.64 larvae and 0.08 nymphs/squirrel), and less abundant onA. agrarius (1.16 larvae/mouse),A. speciosus (0.38 larvae/mouse) andC. rufocanus (0.37 larvae and nymphs/vole). The seasonal abundance pattern of larvalI. persulcatus on four small mammal species appears as a bimodal peak (June and September), but nymphalI. persulcatus has a monomodal peak during spring. The prevalence of immatureI. persulcatus on four small mammal species may play an important role in the epidemiology of Lyme disease in Hailin County.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01193471
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