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Genetic population structure of the Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, in Japan.
Experimental & applied acarology - 17 Dec 2024
Morii Kiyohito, Sakamoto Yoshiko, Watari Yuya, Iijima Hayato, Doi Kandai, Morishima Kaori, Komine Hirotaka, Okabe Kimiko, Goka Koichi
Abstract excerpt
The Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann (Ixodida: Ixodidae), is widely distributed across temperate East Asia, including Japan, and carries a variety of zoonotic diseases. The species includes bisexual and parthenogenetic lineages. Various aspects of these two lineages, such as their abundance ratio, genetic relationship, and population structure, remain unknown in island environments such as...
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