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Inventory of ticks on dogs in rural areas of the northeast of Algeria and its relationship with influences some ecological and climatic parameters | ||
| Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences | ||
| Article 9, Volume 32, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 175-182 PDF (867.49 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/ijvs.2019.153846 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Faouzi M.* 1; Ahmed B. N.1; Saida M.2 | ||
| 1Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Science and Life, University Chadli Ben Jdid, El Tarf, Algeria | ||
| 2Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Life, University Chadli Ben Jdid, El Tarf, Algeria | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Research was undertaken to establish an inventory of ticks on dogs in the north east of Algeria. In the first aspect of study, a survey aims to identify of Ixodidae infesting the dogs in bioclimatic different areas and to determine the risk factors. This work took place between 2006 and 2012. The results of the collections show that all the dogs, which were the subject of this survey, are infested by ticks during the period between March and August in different areas of the northeastern of Algeria. Rhipicephalus sanguineus is the predominant tick species. It has been observed with a frequency of 88 % in the area of El-Tarf, 100 % in Souk-Ahras, 95 % in the Tébessa region and 72 % in Guelma, (average of 89 %). Climatic conditions seem to play the essential role for this distribution of ticks. The other tick species collected are: Ixodes ricinus, Rhipicephalus turanicus, Haemaphysalis punctata and Hyalomma anatolicum. The latter were present with very low a proportion, which gives them the appearance of accidental parasitism in dogs. Rhipicephalus sanguineus has significant infestation intensity in spring and summer, peaking in August in the semi-arid region (Souk-Ahras). In humid regions (El-Tarf), the peak of infestation recorded by this arthropod is in April. The second aspect of study of the seasonal dynamics of Rhipicephalus sanguineus shows the seasonal nature (Spring-Summer) of the brown tick of dog. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Ticks- Rhipicephalus sanguineus- dog- seasonal dynamics- Northeast Algeria | ||
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