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Amblyomma species are non-endemic ticks in Egypt, which have been recorded from imported animals. This study was carried out in 2022 to monitor Amblyomma spp. from dromedary camels, cattle, and snakes in Egypt. During this study, 400 camels, 200 cattle, and two snakes (Pythonidae) were inspected for tick infestation. Collected specimens were identified based on morphological characters and confirmed by phylogenetic analysis of the 12S rRNA gene. Camels were infested by adult specimens of Amblyomma variegatum and Amblyomma lepidum, but no Amblyomma spp. were collected from cattle. Amblyomma variegatum showed high genetic similarity to other A. variegatum from Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé (> 99.99%), and A. lepidum showed high genetic similarity to other A. lepidum from Israel and Sudan (99.99%). Amblyomma latum is recorded in Egypt from the ball python snake for the first time and showed high genetic similarity with South African A. latum (99.87%).

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Egypt;
Amblyomma variegatum;
Cattle;
Snake
Subject
rRNA 12S;
Similarity;
Endemic species;
Camels;
Snakes;
Cattle;
Ticks;
Phylogeny;
Enamel;
Arachnids;
Phylogenetics;
Animals;
Parasitology;
Entomology;
Veterinary medicine;
Morphology;
Amblyomma;
Camelidae;
Amblyomma variegatum;
Pythonidae
Taxonomic term
Amblyomma, Camelidae, Amblyomma variegatum, Pythonidae
Identifier / keyword
Amblyommaspp.; Egypt; Amblyomma variegatum; Cattle; Snake; Snake tick; Dromedary camels; Egypt
Title
Molecular screening of Amblyomma species (Acari: Ixodidae) imported from African countries to Egypt, with the first report of Amblyomma latum from the ball python, Python regius (Squamata: Pythonidae)
Author
Abouelhassan, Eman M. 1 ; Kamel, Marwa S. 2 ; Chitimia‑Dobler, Lidia 3 ; Bakkes, Deon K. 4 ; Okely, Mohammed 5 

1  Suez Canal University, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ismailia, Egypt (GRID:grid.33003.33) (ISNI:0000 0000 9889 5690) 
2  Suez Canal University, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ismailia, Egypt (GRID:grid.33003.33) (ISNI:0000 0000 9889 5690) 
3  Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany (GRID:grid.414796.9) (ISNI:0000 0004 0493 1339) 
4  Gertrud Theiler Tick Museum - EPV, Onderstepoort Veterinary Research, Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa (GRID:grid.428711.9) (ISNI:0000 0001 2173 1003) 
5  Ain Shams University, Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Abbassia, Egypt (GRID:grid.7269.a) (ISNI:0000 0004 0621 1570) 
Publication title
Experimental & Applied Acarology; Dordrecht
Volume
91
Issue
1
Pages
123-132
Publication year
2023
Publication date
Sep 2023
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Country of publication
Netherlands
Publication subject
Agriculture, Biology, Biology--Entomology
ISSN
01688162
e-ISSN
15729702
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
Document type
Journal Article
Publication history
 
 
Online publication date
2023-08-08
Milestone dates
2023-07-22 (Registration); 2023-01-17 (Received); 2023-07-21 (Accepted)
Publication history
 
 
   First posting date
08 Aug 2023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-023-00829-9
ProQuest document ID
2858085797
Document URL
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2024-11-06
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