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

Grech-Angelini Sébastien, Stachurski Frédéric, Lancelot Renaud, Boissier Jérôme, Allienne Jean-François, Gharbi Mohamed, Uilenberg Gerrit. 2016. First report of the tick Hyalomma scupense (natural vector of bovine tropical theileriosis) on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. Veterinary Parasitology, 216 : 33-37.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.11.015

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Quartile : Q1, Sujet : VETERINARY SCIENCES / Quartile : Q2, Sujet : PARASITOLOGY

Résumé : 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 Agrovoc : Hyalomma, fièvre de la côte orientale, Theileria annulata, bovin, identification, Enquête pathologique, abattoir, morphologie animale, génétique des populations, vecteur de maladie

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Corse, France

Classification Agris : L72 - Organismes nuisibles des animaux
L73 - Maladies des animaux
U30 - Méthodes de recherche

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 4 (2014-2018) - Santé des animaux et des plantes

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