A new canid host for subcutaneous ticks: A report from Algeria in an African golden wolf (Canis lupaster)
This study represents the first documentation of subcutaneous tick in an African golden wolf (Canis lupaster), thereby broadening the host spectrum for this atypical location. Furthermore, it underscores North Africa as a new geographical area where this phenomenon occurs.
Authors
- Zihad Bouslama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7420-6840)
- Andrei Daniel Mihalca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6076-7914)
- Georgiana Deak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6604-0839)
- Mehdi Boucheikhchoukh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2741-9314)
- Noureddine Mechouk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0749-6630)
Institutions
- University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca (RO)
- University of Eloued (DZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vprsr.2024.101109
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica