title: Ixodid tick infestation in cattle and wild animals in Maswa and Iringa, Tanzania.
abstract: Ticks and tick-borne diseases are important in human and livestock health worldwide. In November 2012, ixodid ticks were collected and identified morphologically from cattle and wild animals in the Maswa district and Iringa urban, Tanzania. Amblyomma gemma, A. lepidum, and A. variegatum were identified from Maswa cattle, and A. variegatum was the predominant species. A. marmoreum, Hyalomma impeltatum, and Rhipicephalus pulchellus were identified from Iringa cattle in addition to the above 3 Amblyomma species, and A. gemma was the most abundant species. Total 4 Amblyomma and 6 Rhipicephalus species were identified from wild animals of the 2 areas. A. lepidum was predominant in Maswa buffaloes, whereas A. gemma was predominant in Iringa buffaloes. Overall, A. variegatum in cattle was predominant in the Maswa district and A. gemma was predominant in Iringa, Tanzania.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Medical Biology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea. ; Arthropods of Medical Importance Resource Bank, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea. ; Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-380, Korea.
authors.forename: You Shine
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Medical Biology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea. ; Arthropods of Medical Importance Resource Bank, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae Yun
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Medical Biology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea. ; Arthropods of Medical Importance Resource Bank, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Medical Biology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea. ; Arthropods of Medical Importance Resource Bank, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
authors.forename: In-Yong
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Medical Biology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyung-Pyo
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, P.O. Box 661, Arusha, Tanzania.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mduma
authors.affiliation: Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, P.O. Box 661, Arusha, Tanzania.
authors.forename: Julius
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keyyu
authors.affiliation: Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, P.O. Box 661, Arusha, Tanzania.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fyumagwa
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Medical Biology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea. ; Arthropods of Medical Importance Resource Bank, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
authors.forename: Tai-Soon
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Yong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D026863:Ixodidae; D013636:Tanzania / Q000453:epidemiology; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Iringa; Ixodid tick; Maswa; Tanzania; cattle; wild animal