Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
April 2009
Objective: To investigate the distribution, composition and situation of natural infection pathogen of tick species in the main ports of Inner Mongolia.
Methods: All ticks were collected manually with white cloth, from the grassland and searching for the hosts followed by detection of pathogens, with PCR.
Results: 1313 ticks identified, belonged to 1 family, 4 geniuses and 7 species in the three surveyed areas, with Dermacentor nuttallia distributed in the Ceke, Mandula and Manzhouli bordering ports.