A new host record of Haemaphysalis semermis (Acari: Ixodidae) from the domestic cat (Felis catus) (Carnivora: Felidae) in Orang Asli village, Pahang National Park Malaysia

Kazim AR 1 , Shezryna S 1 , Azdayanti M 1 , Houssaini J 1 , Tappe D 2 , Heo CC 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
J Med Entomol, 2023 May 12;60(3):615-619.
PMID: 36933194 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad025

Abstract

We report the presence of a male Haemaphysalis semermis collected from the domestic cat, Felis catus in an aboriginal village located in Pahang, Malaysia. This paper constitutes a new host record of this tick species, and also the first documentation of the infestation of companion animals other than domestic dogs (Canis lupus) by H. semermis in Malaysia. Additionally, we have included an updated host index of the tick species in Southeast Asia.

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