title: Ticks collected from selected mammalian hosts surveyed in the Republic of Korea during 2008-2009.
abstract: A tick survey was conducted to determine the relative abundance and distribution of ticks associated with selected mammals in the Republic of Korea (ROK) during 2008-2009. A total of 918 ticks were collected from 76 mammals (6 families, 9 species) captured at 6 provinces and 3 Metropolitan Cities in ROK. Haemaphysalis longicornis (54.4%) was the most frequently collected tick, followed by Haemaphysalis flava (28.5%), Ixodes nipponensis (7.6%), Ixodes pomerantzevi (4.8%), Ixodes persulcatus (4.6%), and Haemaphysalis japonica (0.1%). Adults (57.0%) and nymphs (28.7%) of Ixodes and Haemaphysalis spp. were collected most frequently from medium or large mammals in this survey, while few larvae (14.3%) were collected. Hydropotes inermis was the most frequently captured mammal (52.6%), with a 16.4 tick index and 5 of 6 species of ticks collected during this survey. H. longicornis (69.7%) was the predominant tick collected from H. inermis, followed by H. flava (22.2%), I. persulcatus (6.1%), I. nipponensis (1.8%), and H. japonica (0.2%).
authors.affiliation: 5th Medical Detachment, 168th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 65th Medical Brigade, Unit 15247, APO AP 96205-5247, USA.
authors.forename: Heung Chul
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Sung Tae
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.forename: Terry A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Chang-Yong
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Hyun-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Hee-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.forename: Hang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sungjin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Jun-Gu
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Joon-Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Chae
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008322:Mammals / Q000469:parasitology*; D015995:Prevalence; D056910:Republic of Korea; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013987:Ticks / Q000145:classification*
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