TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) of the genus Haemaphysalis Koch, 1844 in Senegal: a review of host associations, chorology, and identification
VL  - 58
IS  - 4
SP  - 928
EP  - 945
PY  - 2018
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Sylla, Massamba
AU  - Ndiaye, Mady
AU  - Souris, Marc
AU  - Gonzalez, Jean-Paul
UR  - https://doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20184297
DO  - 10.24349/acarologia/20184297
DA  - 2018-11-16
ET  - 2018-11-16
KW  - Haemaphysalis
KW  - hosts
KW  - distribution
KW  - diagnosis
KW  - Ixodidae
KW  - vectors
KW  - West Africa
AB  - The Haemaphysalis genus (Acari, Ixodidae) in Senegal is reviewed. This embodies a summary of specimens collected from vertebrate hosts over three decades. 454 collections were performed over this period (408 from mammals and 46 from birds), representing a total of 5752 ticks in different developmental stages. Seven Haemaphysalis spp. were collected, identified, and inventoried including: H. (Kaiseriana) rugosa, H. (Ornithophysalis) hoodi,  H. (Rhipistoma) houyi, as well as four other species belonging to the leachi group, namely H. (Rhipistoma) leachi, H. (Rh.) moreli,  H. (Rh.) muhsamae and H. (Rh.) spinulosa. Vertebrate hosts of Haemaphysalis species were identified and listed in different ecological zones of Senegal. An identification key of the haemaphysalids of Senegal is proposed, which is also applicable to the haemaphysalid fauna of the Occidental sub-region of the Afrotropical zoogeographical region. The role of these species as potential vectors of zoonotic diseases in Senegal is also discussed.
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