Ixodes petauristae is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Ixodes. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1] Adults parasitize various smaller mammals such as Ratufa indica, Funambulus tristriatus, Macaca radiata, Petaurista sp. and mice.[2] It is a potential vector of Kyasanur Forest disease virus,[3][4]
References
- ^ "Species Details : Ixodes petauristae Warburton, 1933". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Rearing of Ixodes petauristae Warburton, 1963, in laboratory". Indian Journal of Malariology. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Transovarial transmission of Kyasanur Forest disease virus by Ixodes petauristae". The Indian Journal of Medical Research. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Alkhurma virus". Manson's Tropical Diseases, 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
External links
- Transovarial transmission of Kyasanur Forest Disease virus by Ixodes petauristae.
- REARING OF IXODES PETAURISTAE WARBURTON, 1933, IN LABORATORY.
- Description of the Nymph and Larva of Ixodes Petauristae Warburton, 1933
- On Five New Species of Ticks (Arachnida Ixodoidea): Ixodes Petauristae, I. ampullaceus, Dermacentob imitans, Amblyomma laticaudae and Aponomma draconis, with Notes on Three Previously Described Species, Ornithodorus franchinii Tonelli-Rondelli, Haemaphysalis Cooleyi Bedford and Rhipicephalus maculatus Neumann
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