Seasonal infestation patterns of ticks on Hokkaido sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis).

IF 2.1 3区 医学 Q2 PARASITOLOGY Parasitology Pub Date : 2024-11-15 DOI:10.1017/S0031182024001227
Kotaro Shimizu, Michito Shimozuru, Masami Yamanaka, Genta Ito, Ryo Nakao, Toshio Tsubota
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Ticks prefer specific feeding sites on a host that are influenced by host–tick and tick–tick interactions. This study focused on the spatiotemporal distribution of ticks in Hokkaido sika deer, an important tick host in Hokkaido, Japan. Tick sampling was performed on the sika deer in the Shiretoko National Park between June and October 2022. Ticks were collected from 9 different body parts of the deer to compare their attachment site preferences. Interspecific and intraspecific relationships among ticks were examined using co-occurrence analysis. The collected ticks were nymphal and adult stages of 4 species: Ixodes ovatus, Ixodes persulcatus, Haemaphysalis japonica and Haemaphysalis megaspinosa. Seasonal variations in tick burden were observed, with I. persulcatus and I. ovatus peaking in June and declining towards October; H. japonica showing low numbers in July and August and increasing from September; and H. megaspinosa appearing from September onwards with little variation. Attachment site preferences varied among species, with a significant preference for the pinna in I. ovatus and I. persulcatus. Haemaphysalis japonica was mainly found on the body and legs between June and August, and shifted to the pinna from September. Haemaphysalis megaspinosa showed a general preference for areas other than the legs. Co-occurrence analysis revealed positive, negative and random co-occurrence patterns among the tick species. Ticks of the same genus and species exhibited positive co-occurrence patterns; I. ovatus showed negative co-occurrence patterns with Haemaphysalis spp. This study revealed the unique attachment site preferences and distinct seasonal distributions of tick species in the Hokkaido sika deer.

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北海道梅花鹿(Cervus nippon yesoensis)身上蜱虫的季节性侵扰模式。
蜱喜欢宿主身上的特定取食部位,这受到宿主-蜱和蜱-蜱相互作用的影响。本研究的重点是北海道梅花鹿体内蜱虫的时空分布,梅花鹿是日本北海道的重要蜱虫宿主。2022 年 6 月至 10 月期间,在知床国立公园对梅花鹿进行了蜱虫采样。从梅花鹿身体的 9 个不同部位采集了蜱虫,以比较它们对附着部位的偏好。通过共现分析,研究了蜱虫之间的种间和种内关系。采集到的蜱为 4 个物种的若虫和成虫:这 4 种蜱分别是 Ixodes ovatus、Ixodes persulcatus、Haemaphysalis japonica 和 Haemaphysalis megaspinosa。观察到蜱虫数量存在季节性变化,其中 I. persulcatus 和 I. ovatus 的数量在 6 月份达到高峰,10 月份开始下降;Haemaphysalis japonica 的数量在 7 月和 8 月较低,9 月份开始上升;Haemaphysalis megaspinosa 从 9 月份开始出现,但变化不大。不同物种对附着点的偏好各不相同,卵形姬蛙(I. ovatus)和柿形姬蛙(I. persulcatus)明显偏好羽片。Haemaphysalis japonica 在 6 月至 8 月期间主要出现在身体和腿部,从 9 月开始转向羽片。Haemaphysalis megaspinosa 一般偏好腿部以外的区域。共现分析表明,蜱类之间存在正、负和随机共现模式。同属同种的蜱表现出正的共现模式;I. ovatus与Haemaphysalis spp.表现出负的共现模式。 这项研究揭示了北海道梅花鹿中蜱物种独特的附着部位偏好和不同的季节分布。
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Parasitology
Parasitology 医学-寄生虫学
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280
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期刊介绍: Parasitology is an important specialist journal covering the latest advances in the subject. It publishes original research and review papers on all aspects of parasitology and host-parasite relationships, including the latest discoveries in parasite biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics, ecology and epidemiology in the context of the biological, medical and veterinary sciences. Included in the subscription price are two special issues which contain reviews of current hot topics, one of which is the proceedings of the annual Symposia of the British Society for Parasitology, while the second, covering areas of significant topical interest, is commissioned by the editors and the editorial board.
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