A common tortoise tick, Hyalomma aegyptium Linne 1758 (Acari: Ixodidae), identified on eastern hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor Martin 1838) in Central Anatolia

Authors

SERKAL GAZYAĞCI
NURSEL AŞAN
YASİN DEMİRBAŞ

DOI

10.3906/vet-0808-21

Abstract

Ticks are obligate blood sucker arthropods that infect animals and humans. A common tortoise tick, Hyalomma aegyptium, was collected from a young and an adult male hedgehog, Erinaceus concolor, from Central Anatolia in July 2008. More ticks were determined on the young one. This is the second record of tortoise tick that parasitizes a hedgehog.

Keywords

Hyalomma aegyptium, Erinaceus concolor, ticks, Turkey

First Page

211

Last Page

213

Recommended Citation

GAZYAĞCI, SERKAL; AŞAN, NURSEL; and DEMİRBAŞ, YASİN (2010) "A common tortoise tick, Hyalomma aegyptium Linne 1758 (Acari: Ixodidae), identified on eastern hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor Martin 1838) in Central Anatolia," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 34: No. 2, Article 14. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-0808-21
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol34/iss2/14