Ixodid Tick Vectors of Wild Mammals and Reptiles of Southern India

• Main Authors: K. G. Ajith Kumar (Author), Reghu Ravindran (Author), Joju Johns (Author), George Chandy (Author), Kavitha Rajagopal (Author), Leena Chandrasekhar (Author), Ajith Jacob George (Author), Srikanta Ghosh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: We aimed to focus on the ixodid ticks parasitizing wild mammals and reptiles from Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghat, southern India. Methods: The taxonomic identification of ticks collected from wild mammals and reptiles was performed based on the morphology of adults. Results: We...