EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES ON HYALOMMA SPECIES INFESTING DROMEDARY CAMELS IN ASWAN GOVERNORATE, EGYPT | ||||
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
Article 15, Volume 52, Issue 1, May 2022, Page 123-132 PDF (1.38 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2022.235828 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
ASMAA M. ESSA1; SABER A. KOTB2; MOHAMMED K. HUSSEIN3; AHMED K. DYAB4; AHMED G. ABDELAZEEM5 | ||||
1Department of Animal and Poultry Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan 24101 | ||||
2Department of Animal and Poultry Hygiene, and Environmental Sanitation, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71515 | ||||
3Department of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan 24101 | ||||
4Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71515 | ||||
5Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan 24101 | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The study evaluated the hard ticks’ prevalence parasitizing dromedary camels (Camelus dromedaries) in Aswan Governorate from July 2020 to August 2021. Of 1190 camels examined 1060 (89%) were infested. Factors were camel age, sex, infested site, and seasonal variations association with the tick distribution, as camels > 10 years were at higher risk rate of 97% (390/410). The infestation rate was 90% (990/1100) in males and 77.8% (70/90) in females. Exposure to infestation was higher in summer 93.7% (458/489) than other seasons. The face, udder, testes, hind limbs, and tail were the most infested site 97.5% (1160/1190) for each, followed by forelimbs was 96.6% (1150/1190), chest was 94% (1120/1190), and abdomen was 92.4% (1100/1190). Statistical analysis of the possible associated risk factors, camel’s age, gender, sampling season, and infested parts within animal body were all found to be significantly affected and related to hard tick distribution (P<0.05). Also, the identification and morphological characterization of the isolated hard ticks were performed using stereomicroscope. | ||||
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Keywords | ||||
Aswan Governorate; Egypt; Camels; hard tick; Hyalomma species | ||||
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