Argas persicus

Argas persicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Superorder: Parasitiformes
Order: Ixodida
Family: Argasidae
Genus: Argas
Species: A. persicus
Binomial name
Argas persicus
(Oken, 1818)

Argas persicus, fowl tick or poultry tick is a small soft-bodied tick that is found primarily on chickens and other domestic fowl. It was first recorded by Lorenz Oken in 1818 in Meyaneh, Persia,[1] and named Rhynochoprion persicum.

A. persicus has a worldwide distribution in warm climates and is a carrier of avian spirochetosis in chickens.[2][3]

In addition to chickens and other domestic fowl, A. persicus also feeds on humans, although an immunity has been acquired by some individuals.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 L. S. Fortescue (1924). "The Western Elburz and Persian Azerbaijan". The Geographical Journal. 63 (4): 301–315. JSTOR 1781408.
  2. J. C. Brown; J. C. Cross (1941). "A probable agent for the transmission of fowl paralysis". Science. 93 (2422): 528. Bibcode:1941Sci....93..528B. doi:10.1126/science.93.2422.528. PMID 17842546.
  3. Charles W. Dickie; James Barrera (1964). "A study of the carrier state of avian spirochetosis in the chicken". Avian Diseases. 8 (2): 191–195. JSTOR 1588059.
  4. William Trager (1940). "A note on the problem of acquired immunity to argasid ticks". Journal of Parasitology. 26 (1): 71–74. JSTOR 3272265.

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