GENUS
|
Hyalomma |
| SPECIES |
aegyptium |
| LOCATION |
Eastwards
from Morocco, Spain and |
| |
Southern
France to Southern Asia |
| HABITAT |
Shelters
in tortoise burrows |
|
(arid environment) |
| LIFE
CYCLE |
Two
host tick |
| |
Life
cycle lasts 14 weeks |
|
(minimum) from egg-adult |
| HOSTS
|
Adults,
Nymph and Larva target: tortoises,
|
| |
dogs,
hamsters, horses, hedgehogs and birds |
| DISEASES
|
Tortoises:
haemogregarina mauritanica, stepanovi |
| SIZE |
Females:
5.5-6.5 mm |
| |
Engorged
female: 20 mm |
| |
Males:
3.8-5.6 mm |
| |
Unfed
Nymph: 1.4-1.8 mm |
| REFERENCES |
BAKER
1999, HILLYARD 1996 |
GENUS
|
Hyalomma |
| SPECIES |
marginatum |
| LOCATION |
Asia,
Southern Europe and Africa |
| |
Some
records from North western Europe |
| |
relate
to immature stages traveling on birds |
| LIFE
CYCLE |
Two
host tick |
| |
Life
cycle lasts 14 weeks |
|
(minimum)
from egg-adult |
| FEEDING
HABIT |
Severe
infestation causes infection |
| HOSTS
|
Adults
target domestic animals: sheep, |
| |
cattle,
dogs, deer, camels, horses |
| |
Nymph
and Larva target small wild |
| |
mammals,
lizards and birds |
| |
Humans
are mostly attacked by adult stages |
| DISEASES
|
Dogs:
Babesia canis |
|
Cattle:
Babesia ovis, Rickettsia aeschlimanii, |
| |
R.
Pathogenic (guinea pigs) and |
| |
Crimean
Congo Haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) |
| |
Natural
infections with Coxiella burnetii |
| |
(Q
fever conorii) are also seen |
|
Horses:
Babesia caballi, B. equi |
| REFERENCES |
BAKER
1999, HILLYARD 1996 |
