The Ixodid Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of Southern Africa

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Ivan G. Horak, Heloise Heyne, Roy Williams, G. James Gallivan, Arthur M. Spickett, J. Dürr Bezuidenhout et al.

   Pages 1-3

3. History

   • Ivan G. Horak, Heloise Heyne, Roy Williams, G. James Gallivan, Arthur M. Spickett, J. Dürr Bezuidenhout et al.

   Pages 5-26

4. Sources of Information and Methods

   • Ivan G. Horak, Heloise Heyne, Roy Williams, G. James Gallivan, Arthur M. Spickett, J. Dürr Bezuidenhout et al.

   Pages 27-65

5. The Genus Amblyomma Koch, 1844

   • Ivan G. Horak, Heloise Heyne, Roy Williams, G. James Gallivan, Arthur M. Spickett, J. Dürr Bezuidenhout et al.

   Pages 67-140

6. The Genus Haemaphysalis Koch, 1844

   • Ivan G. Horak, Heloise Heyne, Roy Williams, G. James Gallivan, Arthur M. Spickett, J. Dürr Bezuidenhout et al.

   Pages 141-200

7. The Genus Hyalomma Koch, 1844

   • Ivan G. Horak, Heloise Heyne, Roy Williams, G. James Gallivan, Arthur M. Spickett, J. Dürr Bezuidenhout et al.

   Pages 201-238

8. The Genus Ixodes Latrielle, 1795

   • Ivan G. Horak, Heloise Heyne, Roy Williams, G. James Gallivan, Arthur M. Spickett, J. Dürr Bezuidenhout et al.

   Pages 239-285

9. The Genus Rhipicephalus Koch, 1844

   • Ivan G. Horak, Heloise Heyne, Roy Williams, G. James Gallivan, Arthur M. Spickett, J. Dürr Bezuidenhout et al.

   Pages 287-510

10. Other Genera

    • Ivan G. Horak, Heloise Heyne, Roy Williams, G. James Gallivan, Arthur M. Spickett, J. Dürr Bezuidenhout et al.

    Pages 511-540

11. Hosts and Host and Vegetation Tick Lists

    • Ivan G. Horak, Heloise Heyne, Roy Williams, G. James Gallivan, Arthur M. Spickett, J. Dürr Bezuidenhout et al.

    Pages 541-634

12. Tick-Borne Diseases

    • Ivan G. Horak, Heloise Heyne, Roy Williams, G. James Gallivan, Arthur M. Spickett, J. Dürr Bezuidenhout et al.

    Pages 635-655

13. Back Matter

    Pages 657-676

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This is a comprehensive work summarizing the current state of knowledge of the biology of the hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of Southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho and Maputo Province, Mozambique). It provides an overview of the history of tick research in Southern Africa and the evolution of our knowledge of the ticks’ distribution and biology, as well as the methods used to determine tick distribution, abundance and host preference. The morphologies of most of the tick species known to occur in Southern Africa are described and illustrated, and their distributions are described and mapped in relation to the biomes of the region. The known hosts for each tick species are listed, and the tick’s host preferences are discussed. Information on most species life cycle in the laboratory and the field, and their seasonal occurrence, is summarized. The diseases of animals and humans transmitted or caused by each tick species are summarized in relation to tick ecology. Aspects of the biology of the major hosts relevant to tick infestations are described, and extensive tick/host and host/tick lists are provided for each country

• Ixodid ticks
• disease transmission
• distribution
• hosts
• tick research
• Entomology
• climate change impacts

“I would thoroughly recommend this book to researchers, practicing veterinarians and libraries, as it is a remarkable source of scientific reference and will remain so for many years. The book is a culmination of years of research and tick identifications by most of the authors and also draw on contributions of several other researchers in the region. The quality, breadth and depth of the work makes it a “One-stop Shop” for information on the identification, biology and of course the history of ticks from southern Africa. The figures and tables are clear and of high quality.” (Sonja Matthee, Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa)

 

 

• Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa

  Ivan G. Horak

• ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa

  Heloise Heyne, Roy Williams, Arthur M. Spickett

• Department of Biology, University of Swaziland, Kwaluseni, Swaziland

  G. James Gallivan

• Yzerfontein, South Africa

  J. Dürr Bezuidenhout

• Department of Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

  Agustín Estrada-Peña

Ivan G. Horak is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa.

Heloise Heyne is a Senior Technician and the Curator of the Gertrud Theiler Tick Museum, in the section Epidemiology, Parasites & Vectors, Agricultural Research Council–Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa.

G. James Gallivan Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Formerly Department of Biology, University of Swaziland, P/B Kwaluseni, Swaziland. 

Roy Williams is a Senior Researcher in the section Epidemiology, Agricultural Research Council–Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa.

Arthur M. Spickett is a retired Senior Researcher in the section Epidemiology, Parasites & Vectors at the Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa.

J. Dürr Bezuidenhout is a retired Veterinary Researcher and Deputy Director of the Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa.

Agustín Estrada-Peña is a Professor in the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.

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