TICK INFESTATION OF BABOONS (PAPIO-URSINUS) IN THE NAMIB DESERT
TICK INFESTATION OF BABOONS (PAPIO-URSINUS) IN THE NAMIB DESERT
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DOI：
10.7589/0090-3558-28.2.188
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发表时间：
1992-04-01
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
BOHRMANN, R
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作者：
BRAIN, C;BOHRMANN, R
生活在纳米比亚干旱环境中的Chacma狒狒（Papio ursinus）严重感染了扇头蜱属的蜱。在狒狒的栖息地进行了一项调查，以评估蜱虫数量和身份。蜱虫的数量和狒狒在一个地区停留的时间之间似乎有很强的相关性。据推测，蜱虫感染是造成这些狒狒中半数以上（n = 18）记录的婴儿死亡的原因。
Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) living in an arid environment in Namibia were heavily infested with ticks of the genus Rhipicephalus. A survey to assess tick numbers and identity was undertaken in the baboons' habitat. It appears that there is a strong correlation between the number of ticks and the amount of time the baboons spend in an area. It is speculated that tick infestations were responsible for more than half (n = 18) of recorded infant deaths amongst these baboons.