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

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

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