Ticks collected from birds in the northern provinces of South Africa, 2004-2006

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-175

  Hasle, G ^a   Horak, I G ^b,c   Grieve, G ^d   Leinaas, H P ^e   Clarke, F ^f  

^a Oslo Travel Clinic   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^d Birdlife Northern Gauteng Ringing Group   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amblyomma marmoreum; Birds; Hyalomma rufipes; Migration; Northern south africa; Passerines; Ticks

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954801930     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v76i2.42     Document Type: Article

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