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First report of the tick Hyalomma scupense (natural vector of bovine tropical theileriosis) on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica

Grech-Angelini S., Stachurski F., Lancelot R., Boissier J., Allienne J.F., Gharbi M., Uilenberg G.. 2016. Veterinary Parasitology, 216 : p. 33-37.

DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.11.015

Hyalomma scupense (Acari, Ixodidae) is a common tick species found in several areas in North Africa, Asia and South Europe and an efficient natural vector of bovine tropical theileriosis (Theileria annulata), a livestock disease with an important economic impact. For one year, 1938 ticks were collected on cattle in several Corsican slaughterhouses; 168 of them were morphologically identified as H. scupense. This result was confirmed by genetic identification using sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) genes. The presence of 2 different stages (adults and nymphs), collected in various areas of the island, indicates that a population of H. scupense is established in Corsica. However, bovine tropical theileriosis has not been diagnosed on the island so far.

Mots-clés : hyalomma; fièvre de la côte orientale; theileria annulata; bovin; identification; enquête pathologique; abattoir; morphologie animale; génétique des populations; vecteur de maladie; corse; france

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