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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Front Cover -- Ticks of Trinidad and Tobago-An Overview -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 A General Account of Ticks -- Systematic Position -- Characteristic Features of the Taxa -- Phylum Arthropoda -- Class Arachnida -- Order Acari (Acarina) -- Suborder Ixodida -- Family Argasidae -- Family Ixodidae -- General Identification Characters of the Tick Genera Present in Trinidad and Tobago -- Genus Argas -- Genus Ornithodoros -- Genus Amblyomma -- Genus Dermacentor -- Genus Haemaphysalis -- Genus Ixodes -- Genus Rhipicephalus -- Importance of Ticks -- Site of Attachment on Hosts -- Common Names of Ticks -- Genus Amblyomma -- Genus Argas (Soft multihost tick) -- Genus Dermacentor -- Genus Haemaphysalis -- Genus Hyalomma#x93; -- Genus Ixodes -- Genus Margaropus -- Genus Ornithodoros -- Genus Otobius -- Genus Rhipicephalus -- General Morphology of Ticks -- External Structures -- The Integument -- Body Segmentation -- The Capitulum (Head or Gnathosoma) -- The Idiosoma (or Body) -- Internal Structures -- The Alimentary Canal -- Respiratory Organs -- Heart, Arterial Vessels, Sinuses, and Hemocoel -- Reproductive Organs -- Female -- Male -- The Ganglia and Nerve Trunks -- Habits and General Life History of Ticks -- Life Cycle of Hard Ticks -- The Stages of Life Cycle -- Pattern of egg laying -- Life Cycle of Soft Ticks -- Feeding mechanism of Ticks -- Seasonal Activity of Ticks -- Methods of Tick Control -- Chemical Methods of Tick Control -- Biological Methods of Tick Control -- Immune Response -- Vaccines Against Ticks -- Collection and Preservation -- Collection -- Preservation -- Procedure for Egg Counting -- 2 Ticks in the Caribbean Region -- 3 Tick Species Present in Trinidad and Tobago -- Identification Characters, Distribution, Hosts, and Disease Transmission of Ticks of Trinidad and Tobago |
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The Soft Ticks -- Hard Ticks -- Conclusion -- References -- Back Cover |
| Summary |
'Ticks of Trinidad and Tobago: An Overview' explores tick species prevalent in Trinidad and Tobago (T & T), their distribution, associated pathogens, their effects on the host, and control methods. The book also reviews the basic biology of ticks. Ticks are known to parasitize a wide range of hosts including mammals, reptiles and birds. These parasites are of veterinary and public health significance since they are responsible for the spread of a number of pathogens to humans and animals. Worldwide, ticks are responsible for billions of dollars in losses in the livestock industry annually due to the effects of these pathogens. Based on review of the literature from more than five decades, twenty-three species of both hard and soft tick have been discovered on the twin-island republic with a greater number of species in Trinidad. Tick genera observed and recorded included Argas, Ornithodoros, Amblyomma, Dermacentor, Haemaphysalis, Ixodes, and Rhipicephalus species. The tick species found in Trinidad and Tobago parasitize both wild and domestic species. Hosts include bats, fowl, equids, wild and domestic ruminants, birds, rodents, marsupials, and a variety of reptiles such as toads, tortoises, and snakes. Based on geographical location, most tick species discovered in T & T have also been recorded in other Caribbean islands in the archipelago, North, Central and South America. Both soft and hard tick species found in T & T have also been implicated in a number of blood-borne pathogens including Borrelia, Ehrlichia, Babesia, Hepatozoon, Rickettsia, and Anaplasma. -- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource, title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 25, 2017) |
| Subject |
Ticks -- Trinidad and Tobago
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
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Ticks
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Trinidad and Tobago
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Charles, Roxanne A., author
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| ISBN |
0128097515 |
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9780128097519 |
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