Hyalomma truncatum
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| Adults | Hyalomma truncatum (bont-legged tick); adults, female (a) and male (b). From Sudan. | ©Jim Occi/BugPics/Bugwood.org - CC BY-NC 3.0 US |
Overview
Top of pageThe genus Hyalomma, bont-legged ticks, comprises 25 species that have long palps and hypostome. These dark-brown or black inornate ticks have beady eyes and banded legs, and are very well adapted to dry climates. Several species of Hyalomma transmit the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (Hoogstraal, 1956). Other important species include H. dromedarii in camels, H. aegyptium in tortoises, and H. marginatum and H. rutipes in cattle.
Identity
Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Hyalomma truncatum (Koch, 1844)
International Common Names
- English: bont-leg, tick, African; bont-legged tick; sweating sickness; sweating sickness, hyalomma toxicity - exotic; tick, bont-legged
EPPO code
- HYAMTR (Hyalomma truncatum)
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Metazoa
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
- Subclass: Acari
- Order: Parasitiformes
- Suborder: Ixodida
- Family: Ixodidae
- Genus: Hyalomma
- Species: Hyalomma truncatum
Hosts/Species Affected
Top of pageCommon hosts for adult H. truncatum ticks are cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses and camels. Wild hosts include eland, antelopes and zebra. Immature stages frequently feed on hares and rodents.
Distribution
Top of pageH. truncatum is widespread in arid and semi-arid regions of eastern, central and southern Africa. The tick is adapted to dry environments and areas of little vegetation where it lives in or around livestock housing.
Distribution Table
Top of pageThe distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.
| Continent/Country/Region | Distribution | Last Reported | Origin | First Reported | Invasive | Reference | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asia | ||||||||
| Bangladesh | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
Africa | ||||||||
| Angola | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| Botswana | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| Cameroon | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| Ethiopia | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| Gambia | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| Ghana | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| Guinea-Bissau | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| Kenya | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| Malawi | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| Mali | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| Mauritania | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| Namibia | Unconfirmed record | |||||||
| Nigeria | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| Senegal | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| Somalia | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| South Africa | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| Togo | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| West Africa | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| Zambia | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
North America | ||||||||
| USA | Present | CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001 | ||||||
References
Top of pageHoogstraal H, 1956. African Ixodoidae. 1. Ticks of the Sudan with special reference to Equatoria Province and with preliminary reviews of the genera Boophilus, Margaropus and Hyalomma. Research report NM 005.050.29.07, 1101 pp. Washington D.C.: Department of the Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
Norval RAI, 1983. The ticks of Zimbabwe. IV. The genus Hyalomma. Zimbabwe Veterinary Journal, 13:2-10.
Spickett AM, 1992. Sweating sickness - aetiology and the development of immunity. First International Conference on Tick-borne Pathogens at the Host-Vector Interface: An Agenda for Research: Proceedings and abstracts, September 15-18, 1992, University of Minnesota College of Agriculture, Department of Entomology, and Minnesota Extension Service, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA., 212-215; 15 ref.
Links to Websites
Top of page| Website | URL | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| International Consortium on Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (ICTTD-2) | http://www.uu.nl/tropical.ticks |
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