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The Indian Hyalomma Ticks

其他書名	(Ixodoidea:Ixodidae)
出版	Publications and Information Division, India Council of Agricultural Research, 1987
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ZrvKGwAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋"Ticks surpass all other arthropods in number and the variety of diseases they transmit to man and his domestic stock. The problem of tick-borne diseases is particularly relevant in the present day India because of the large-scale introduction of exotic breeds of domestic animals for hybridization with the local strains in an effort to improve the production of milk, meat, wool, hide and other such animal products. While the exotic and the hybrid stocks undoubtedly give a better yield than the local ones, they are also more susceptible to infestation with ticks and tick-borne diseases. In India, most of the studies on ticks have so far been limited to species of the genus Haemaphysalis Koch, 1844, which are the chief vectors of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) virus in Karnataka State. Information on the bionomics of other groups of ticks of medical and veterinary importance, and studies on these have only recently picked up some momentum. Species of the genus Hyalomma Koch, 1844 are considered important vectors of some human diseases caused by arboviruses. ... Hyalomma ticks are well-known vectors of protozoan diseases such as theileriasis and babesiosis affecting cattle and buffaloes in India. ... The present monograph provides information on the bionomics of the Indian Hyalomma ticks, both in the field and in the laboratory. Most of the informations contained in this monograph are based on a study carried our between March 1975 and February 1980 in Maharashtra State. The area selected for field observations is shown in Map 1. The localities covered during the study were: (1) Badnapur and Palve, both semi-arid areas in the plateau region of the state with low rainfall and extremes of temperature; (2) Manjri and Loni, also in the plateau region with moderate rainfall and with irrigated cultivated lands; (3) Pirangut and Paud situated on the Western Ghats, with heavy rainfall but moderate temperature conditions; and (4) Varandh, adjoining the coastal belt, with high rainfall and hot and humid conditions. The available information in other Indian studies on the genus Hyalomma ticks, and wherever pertinent outside India, has also been included."--