TICK INFESTATION OF BABOONS (PAPIO-URSINUS) IN THE NAMIB DESERT

被引：33

作者：

BRAIN, C

BOHRMANN, R

机构：

[1] UNIV WITWATERSRAND,SCH MED,DEPT PHYSIOL,JOHANNESBURG 2193,SOUTH AFRICA

[2] CENT VET LAB,PARASITOL SECT,DIRECTORATE VET SERV,WINDHOEK 9000,NAMIBIA

来源：

JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES | 1992年 / 28卷 / 02期

关键词：

BABOONS; TICKS; RHIPICEPHALUS-SP; INFANT MORTALITIES; OTITIS; TIME BUDGET;

D O I：

10.7589/0090-3558-28.2.188

中图分类号：

S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];

学科分类号：

0906 ;

摘要：

Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) living in an arid environment in Namibia were heavily infested with ticks of the genus Rhipicephalus. A survey to assess tick numbers and identity was undertaken in the baboons' habitat. It appears that there is a strong correlation between the number of ticks and the amount of time the baboons spend in an area. It is speculated that tick infestations were responsible for more than half (n = 18) of recorded infant deaths amongst these baboons.

引用

页码：188 / 191

页数：4

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