Argas persicus
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| Argas persicus Oken 1818 |
Argas persicus, fowl tick or poultry tick is a small soft-bodied tick that is found primarily on chickens and other domestic fowl. It was first recorded by Lorenz Oken in 1818 in Mianeh, Persia[1], and named Rhynochoprion persicum. But the genus Argas had binomial priority.
A. persicus has a world-wide distribution in warm climates and is a carrier of avian spirochetosis in chickens.[2][3]
In addition to chickens and other domestic fowl, A. persicus also feeds on humans, although an immunity has been acquired by some individuals.[1][4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Fortescue, L. S. (April 1924) "The Western Elburz and Persian Azerbaijan" The Geographical Journal 63(4): pp. 301-315
- ^ Brown, J. C. and Cross, J. C. (1941) "A probable agent for the transmission of fowl paralysis" Science 93: p.528
- ^ Dickie, Charles W. and Barrera, James (May 1964) "A Study of the Carrier State of Avian Spirochetosis in the Chicken" Avian Diseases 8(2): pp. 191-195
- ^ Trager, William (February 1940) "A Note on the Problem of Acquired Immunity to Argasid Ticks" The Journal of Parasitology 26(1): pp. 71-74
[edit] Further reading
- Dusbabek, F. et al. {1991) "Identification of xanthine and hypoxanthine as components of assembly pheromone in excreta of argasid ticks" Experimental and Applied Acarology 11: pp.307-316, page 314
- Eastwood, E. B. (April 1972) "First Record of Argas persicus from Southern Africa" The Journal of Parasitology 58(2): p. 251
- Micks, Don W. (February 1951) "The Laboratory Rearing of the Common Fowl Tick, Argas persicus (Oken)" The Journal of Parasitology 37(1): pp. 102-105
