Identification and incidence of hard tick species during summer season 2019 in Jijel Province (northeastern Algeria)

Lotfi, Derradj; Kohil, K.

doi:10.1007/s12639-020-01296-4

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“…In Algeria, R. annulatus is mainly located in the country's northern region which is characterized by a dominant Mediterranean climate. Previous studies have shown that cattle are the main host in Algeria, but infestations on other mammals (dogs, horses, goats and sheep) have also been reported [12,[37][38][39] (Fig. 9).…”

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Synopsis of the ticks of Algeria with new hosts and localities records

et al. 2022

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Background Ticks are obligate hematophagous arthropods with a world-wide distribution that are extremely important not only in terms of human and animal health but also economically. In Algeria, information on tick species is scarce. Methods A systematic literature review was performed using online databases. The information extracted from the databases was was supplemented by information from an original study. Ticks were collected from various hosts and by flagging from January 2018 to December 2019. Results To date, in Algeria a total of 36 valid tick species belonging to two families have been recorded: (1) family Argasidae, with three Argas species and nine Ornithodoros species recorded; and (ii) family Ixodidae, with one Dermacentor species, three Haemaphysalis species, 10 Hyalomma species, four Ixodes species and six Rhipicephalus species recorded. The geographical distribution for each species was determined and listed. Eight new tick-host associations were recorded: four for Ixodes inopinatus sensu Estrada-Peña et al. 2014, one for Rhipicephalus bursa, one for R. turanicus, one for Hyalomma marginatum and one for Hy. lusitanicum. To our best knowledge, this study is the first to report the presence of I. inopinatus sensu Estrada-Peña et al. 2014 in Algeria. We also report here for the first time all tick species (Argasidae and Ixodidae) known to be present in Algeria. Conclusion This article represents a tool for students and scientists who work in the field of ticks and provides important new data on the distribution of ticks in Algeria. Graphical Abstract

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Section: Genus Rhipicephalusmentioning

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Synopsis of the ticks of Algeria with new hosts and localities records

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“…Numerous studies have been carried out on small ruminant ticks around the Mediterranean: in north-central Spain (Estrada-Pena et al, 2004), Turkey (Ozubek & Aktas, 2017), Lebanon (Dabaja et al, 2017), Iraq (Omer et al, 2007) and Tunisia (Elati et al, 2018). In Algeria, cattle ticks have been the primary subject of the majority of studies carried on farm animal ticks (Yousfi-Monod & Aeschlimann, 1986;Boulkaboul, 2003;Benchikh Elfegoun et al, 2007;Benchikh Elfegoun et al, 2013;Benchikh Elfegoun et al, 2019;Derradj & Kohil, 2020). Only a few research on small ruminant ticks have been done in the Adrar region (Bouhous et al, 2011), El Tarf (Leulmi et al, 2016), Sidi Bel Abbes and Saida (Abdelkadir et al, 2019), and Constantine (Foughali et al, 2021).…”

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Diversity of hard tick (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting small ruminants in some breeding farms in Tizi-Ouzou area (Northern Algeria)

Djouaher,

Chahed,

Beneldjouzi

et al. 2023

Bull. Soc. R. Sci. Liege

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Ticks are hematophagous arthropods and obligate ectoparasites with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are of great medical and veterinary importance. Studying the composition of the tick fauna is a crucial step in establishing vector control programs. In this context, an inventory of hard ticks infesting small ruminants in the Tizi-Ouzou area was carried out over a one-year period, from December 2020 to November 2021. Using the direct collection technique on the host animal, a total of 663 animals examined, 170 were infested and a total of 1318 adult tick’s specimens were collected in four sampling sites. The result shows a tick diversity comprising six different species. The most abundant species was Rhipicephalus bursa (68.66%), followed by Rhipicephalus sanguineus (29.74%) and Ixodes ricinus (1.36%). Other species were less abundant, each representing only 0,08% of the total abundance. The highest specific richness was recorded in the Ain El Hammam site located at high altitude. A positive correlation was observed between the farms’ altitude and the tick diversity. The result of FCA analysis showed that distribution of ticks is related to altitude and habitat of tick’s species.

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“…Arthropods, including economically important disease vectors and insect pests, are an important target of the biological effects of EOs (Ntalli et al, 2019;Isman, 2020a,b). Tick-borne diseases are a serious health and economic problem, responsible for over 100,000 cases of human diseases worldwide (de la Fuente et al, 2008) and billions of dollars in losses to the livestock industry (Lotfi and Karima, 2020). Additionally, ticks are in expansion due to climate change (Abbas et al, 2018).…”

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Acaricidal and Insect Antifeedant Effects of Essential Oils From Selected Aromatic Plants and Their Main Components

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This work has demonstrated the ixodicidal and insect antifeedant effects of essential oils from 14 experimentally cultivated aromatic plants. The strong ixodicidal and antifeedant oils corresponded to Thymus zygis, Thymus vulgaris, Satureja montana, Oreganum virens, and Mentha suaveolens. The moderately active oils were from Lavandula angustifolia, Mentha piperita, Mentha spicata, Artemisa herba-alba, and Rosmarinus officinalis. The most effective larvicidal and antifeedant compounds were piperitenone oxide, carvacrol, piperitenone, and thymol, explaining the effects of the most active essential oils. The rest of the tested compounds were not ixodicidal or antifeedant. Therefore, the activity of moderately active oils cannot be explained by their main components (linalyl acetate, linalool, menthone, menthol, limonene, camphor, 1,8-cineole, p-cymene, α-pìnene, and carvone), suggesting synergistic effects. Considering the ixodicidal and antifeedant effects of these extracts, the plants have been ranked in relation to Thymus vulgare, a commercial biopesticide ingredient, for their potential as botanical pesticides. T. zygis, S. montana, and M. suaveolens ranked over T. vulgaris as ixodicidal agents and S. montana as insecticidal. Therefore, we propose the plant populations of S. montana, T. zygis, and M. suaveolens tested here for further development as biopesticide ingredients.

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Identification and incidence of hard tick species during summer season 2019 in Jijel Province (northeastern Algeria)

Cited by 6 publications

References 28 publications

Synopsis of the ticks of Algeria with new hosts and localities records

Synopsis of the ticks of Algeria with new hosts and localities records

Diversity of hard tick (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting small ruminants in some breeding farms in Tizi-Ouzou area (Northern Algeria)

Acaricidal and Insect Antifeedant Effects of Essential Oils From Selected Aromatic Plants and Their Main Components

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