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Ticks of Trinidad and Tobago - an Overview

Autor Asoke Kumar Basu, Roxanne Charles
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 ian 2017
Ticks of Trinidad and Tobago: An Overview explores tick species prevalent in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), their distribution, associated pathogens, their effects on the host, and control methods. The book also reviews the basic biology of ticks.
Ticks are known to parasitize a wide range of hosts including mammals, reptiles and birds. These parasites are of veterinary and public health significance since they are responsible for the spread of a number of pathogens to humans and animals. Worldwide, ticks are responsible for billions of dollars in losses in the livestock industry annually due to the effects of these pathogens.
Based on review of the literature from more than five decades, twenty-three species of both hard and soft tick have been discovered on the twin-island republic with a greater number of species in Trinidad. Tick genera observed and recorded included Argas, Ornithodoros, Amblyomma, Dermacentor, Haemaphysalis, Ixodes, and Rhipicephalus species.
The tick species found in Trinidad and Tobago parasitize both wild and domestic species. Hosts include bats, fowl, equids, wild and domestic ruminants, birds, rodents, marsupials, and a variety of reptiles such as toads, tortoises, and snakes. Based on geographical location, most tick species discovered in T&T have also been recorded in other Caribbean islands in the archipelago, North, Central and South America. Both soft and hard tick species found in T&T have also been implicated in a number of blood-borne pathogens including Borrelia, Ehrlichia, Babesia, Hepatozoon, Rickettsia, and Anaplasma.


  • Examines the biology of tick species on hosts endemic to Trinidad and Tobago
  • Provides pictorial keys
  • Facilitates identification, prevention, and control of tick-borne diseases in the tropical region
  • Assists with diagnosing tick-borne diseases
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780128097441
ISBN-10: 0128097442
Pagini: 106
Dimensiuni: 151 x 229 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.15 kg
Editura: ELSEVIER SCIENCE

Public țintă

researchers, scientists, undergraduate / graduate students in parasitology, entomology, biology and veterinary/medical practitioners.

Cuprins

1. A General Account of Ticks2. Ticks in the Caribbean Region3. Tick Species Present in Trinidad and Tobago