Amblyomma marmoreum on Tortoises of Southern Province, Zambia

Mauro Ghirotti; Boniface Mwanaumo

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-25.4.634

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1 October 1989 Amblyomma marmoreum on Tortoises of Southern Province, Zambia

Mauro Ghirotti, Boniface Mwanaumo

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J. of Wildlife Diseases, 25(4):634-635 (1989). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-25.4.634

Abstract

Reptiles from Southern Province, Zambia were captured and inspected for ticks. Seven of 18 tortoises (Geochelone pardalis) were infested by small numbers of adults and nymphs of Amblyomma marmoreum. Under such circumstances, the tick had little apparent effect on the host. None of the 13 specimens representing four species of snakes examined were infested with ticks.

Ghirotti and Mwanaumo: Amblyomma marmoreum on Tortoises of Southern Province, Zambia

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Mauro Ghirotti and Boniface Mwanaumo "Amblyomma marmoreum on Tortoises of Southern Province, Zambia," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 25(4), 634-635, (1 October 1989). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-25.4.634

Received: 8 February 1989; Published: 1 October 1989

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