title: Arsenic resistance in species of multi-host ticks in the Republic of South Africa and Swaziland.
abstract: A survey was made in the Republic of South Africa and Swaziland to determine the incidence of arsenic resistance in multi-host ixodid ticks. Arsenic resistant strains were found in the following species:- Rihipicephalus appendiculatus, Rhipicephalus evertsi, Rhipicephalus capensis, Amblyomma hebraeum and a species of Hyalomma, tentatively identified as Hyalomma rufipes. Strains of Haemaphysalis Leachi, Haemaphysalis silacea and Ixodes pilosus were also tested.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001151:Arsenic; D004351:Drug Resistance; D013541:Eswatini; D005260:Female; D013019:South Africa; D013987:Ticks
chemical_list: D001151:Arsenic