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- A study conducted in Laos from May to June 2015 examined 512 bats, six rodents, and six tree-shrews for ectoparasites.
- Researchers collected 37 ticks identified as Ixodes granulatus from tree-shrews and one tick identified as Ixodes vespertilionis from a bat.
- This research marks the first report of I. vespertilionis in Laos and establishes a new host-parasite relationship in Southeast Asia.
Article Abstract
Between May and June 2015, 512 bats, six rodents, and six tree-shrews were examined for ectoparasites in Vientiane and Khammouane Provinces, Laos. Thirty-seven ticks (33 females and four males) identified as Ixodes granulatus Supino were collected from four individuals of the Northern tree-shrew, Tupaia belangeri (Wagner) (Scandentia:Tupaiidae), and one female of Ixodes vespertilionis Koch was collected from one individual of the Intermediate Leaf-nosed Bat, Hipposideros larvatus (Horsfield) (Chiroptera:Hipposideridae). This appears to be the first record of I. vespertilionis from Laos, as well as the first record of this host-parasite relationship in the Southeast Asia region.
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