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Hyalomma aegyptium: Observed global distribution, imported specimens, preferred hosts and vector competence
1 Jan 2025
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The tortoise tick Hyalomma aegyptium (Linnaeus, 1758) is a three-host tick, predominantly infesting land tortoises of the genus Testudo. A database was compiled, resulting in 557 H. aegyptium georeferenced locations in the Palearctic. This dataset covers the entire range of H. aegyptium for the first time. Thus, the natural distribution area of H. aegyptium extends from Morocco in northwestern Africa to...
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