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Preliminary Study on Ixodid Ticks Population of the Akagera National Park in Rwanda
並列摘要
In Rwanda and subtropical African region in general, tick-borne diseases are regarded as one of the main threats of animal and human health. In this study we assessed the ixodids population in Akagera national park which can harbored by wild animals. In August and September, 2011 and 2012, ticks were collected on vegetation in three sites located in Akagera national park by flagging method. Within a total of 204 ticks collected, three species including ＂Rhipicephalus appendiculatus＂, ＂Hyalomma truncatum＂ and ＂Amblyomma variegatum＂ were identified. The ＂Rhipicephalus appendiculatus＂ was predominant with 90.3% followed by ＂Amblyomma variegatum＂ and ＂Hyalomma truncatum＂ with 5.1 and 4.5% of specimen sampled respectively. The results reported herein prove at the first time that the wild animal of Akagera national park are exposed to the tick and to the tick-borne diseases transmitted by these ones. Moreover, in this case, the wild animals of this park can act as reservoirs of those diseases for livestock and/or human in this region.