Acarologia (2004) 44, 151-156

Massamba Sylla and Jocelyn Thonnon (2004)
Argasidae (Acari : Ixodida) parasites of wild and domestic animals in Senegal: 2 - Arboviruses isolation and epidemiological implications
Acarologia 44 (3-4), 151-156
Abstract: Argasid ticks (2870 ticks divided into 226 pools) collected mainly from nests, chicken houses and burrows have been tested for viruses (155 Ornithodoros (Ornithodoros) savignyi, 1422 Alectorobius (Alectorobius) capensis, 567 Alectorobius (Theriodoros) sonrai, 16 Argas (Persicargas) arboreus, 150 Argas (Persicargas) persicus and 560 Argas (Persicargas) near walkerae). Two tick-borrie viruses were isolated: 20 strains of Soldado from A. (A.) capensis, 12 strains of Bandia from A. (T.) sonrai. No strain of arbovirus was obtained from A. (P.) arboreus, A. (P.) persicus, A. (P.) near walkerae and O. (O.) savignyi. Soldado virus was obtained from numerous A. capensis of Langue de Barbarie National Park (PNLB) where it has caused, with its vector, nesting failure and non-egg hatching in terns' colonies. At the same time several A. capensis from which no arbovirus was obtained, have been involved in a desertion of pelican nesting site in Djoudj National Park of birds (PNOD). The Bandia virus was obtained from A. sonrai in Bandia.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Argas persicus		Senegal
	Alectorobius sonrai		Senegal