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A survey of ticks (Acari: Ixodida) infesting some wild animals from Sivas, Turkey

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In order to determine the species composition of infesting ticks, between 2011 and 2012 a total of 1118 wild animals were captured from various regions of Zara, Sivas province, Turkey. A total of 138 ticks were obtained from the 58 host animals. Ticks were identified as Dermacentor marginatus (Sulzer), Haemaphysalis erinacei taurica Pospelova-Shtrom, Haemaphysalis parva (Neumann), Haemaphysalis punctata Canestrini and Fanzago, Haemaphysalis sulcata Canestrini and Fanzago, Hyalomma marginatum Koch, Ixodes laguri Olenev, Ixodes ricinus (L.), Ixodes vespertilionis Koch and Rhipicephalus turanicus Pomerantzev. To the best of our knowledge, there are several new host records for D. marginatus, H. e. taurica and I. laguri. In addition, I. vespertilionis was recorded for the first time in the Central Anatolian Region in Turkey, whereas I. laguri and H. e. taurica are firstly reported in Sivas.

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We are very grateful to Mesut Koyuncu (Gaziosmanpasa University, Turkey) for valuable comments on this paper. This study has been partially supported by Gaziosmanpasa University Scientific Research Fund (Project No: 2012/129).

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Art, Gaziosmanpasa University, 60250, Tokat, Turkey

    Ahmet Bursali, Adem Keskin, Eray Şimşek & Aysun Keskin

  2. Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Art, Gaziosmanpasa University, 60250, Tasliciftlik, Tokat, Turkey

    Saban Tekin

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Bursali, A., Keskin, A., Şimşek, E. et al. A survey of ticks (Acari: Ixodida) infesting some wild animals from Sivas, Turkey. Exp Appl Acarol 66, 293–299 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-015-9898-z

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