Haemaphysalis intermedia, the flat-inner-spurred haemaphysalid, is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Haemaphysalis. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1] It is an obligate ectoparasite of mammals. It is a potential vector of Kyasanur Forest disease virus,[2] Ganjam virus, and Nairobi sheep disease virus.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Haemaphysalis |
| Species: | H. intermedia
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Parasitism
editAdults parasitize various wild and domestic mammals. Ticks can be controlled by using cypermethrin.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Species Details : Haemaphysalis intermedia Warburton & Nuttall, 1909". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ Sreenivasan, M. A.; Rajagopalan, P. K. (1981). "Ixodid ticks on cattle and buffaloes in the Kyasanur forest disease area of Karnataka State [1981]". Indian Journal of Medical Research. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ Perera, L. P; Peiris, J. S. M; Weilgama, D. J; Calisher, C. H; Shope, R. E (2016). "Nairobi sheep disease virus isolated from Haemaphysalis intermedia ticks collected in Sri Lanka". Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology. 90 (1): 91–93. doi:10.1080/00034983.1996.11813031. PMID 8729633.
- ^ "Efcacy of Cypermethrin to Control Haemaphysalis Intermedia Ticks" (PDF). Indian Vet. J. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
External links
edit- Ganjam virus: a new arbovirus isolated from ticks Haemaphysalis intermedia Warburton and Nuttall, 1909 in Orissa, India.
- Redescription of Cotypes and All Stages of Haemaphysalis intermedia Warburton and Nuttall, 1909 (= H. parva Neumann, 1908, Preoccupied) from Ceylon and India (Ixodoidea, Ixodidae)
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