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Title: | Ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) parasitizing bats in the central Balkans | Authors: | Burazerović, Jelena Ćakić, S. Mihaljica, D. Sukara, R. Ćirović, Duško Tomanović, S. |
Keywords: | Argas sp;Balkan Peninsula;Bats;Ixodes sp;Ticks | Issue Date: | 1-Jun-2015 | Journal: | Experimental and Applied Acarology | Abstract: | © 2015, Springer International Publishing Switzerland. Ticks parasitizing bats have been largely understudied, especially in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula, where the last data from the field research date from almost 25 years ago. Bats are hosts to a large number of ectoparasites, including ticks, which can act as vectors of zoonotic agents. For this reason, it is important to identify the distribution of ticks and their relationship to different hosts, including wild animals, bats in particular. The present research was conducted at 16 localities throughout Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). We examined 475 individuals of bats belonging to 13 species. A total of three tick species were identified, I. simplex being the most numerous and widespread, followed by I. vespertilionis and A. vespertilionis. To the best of our knowledge, the presented data include the first records of I. simplex in Serbia and Montenegro, I. vespertilionis for Montenegro and A. vespertilionis in FYROM. Also, we identify a new possible host/parasite association between I. simplex and Rhinolophus euryale. |
URI: | https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1498 | ISSN: | 0168-8162 | DOI: | 10.1007/s10493-015-9891-6 |
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