关键词: 蜱, 种类, 数量高峰, 家畜, 野生动物

Abstract: Objective To investigate and estimate the distribution of the ticks in Jinhua,Zhejiang province to find out the reason of the suspected Ehrlichiosis happened in this area. Methods Investigate species and Observe amount peaks of the ticks parasitizing on domestic and wild animals caught from mountain areas and sold in the farm produces fair in the edge of Jinhua in which a suspected case had been found on 10,20 and 30 of each month in 2005. Results The results indicated that total 6 genus,6 species of ticks were found on these animals. Of them,rabbit tick Ixodes sinensis showed the double amount peaks in the year,one peak appeared from February to April and the other from October to December; Amblyomma testudinarium appeared later and also showed the double peaks,one peak from March to May and the other from August to October; Haemaphysalis longicornis only appeared in hot summer from June to September. Conclusion Amblyomma testudinarium which had been found infected with human Granulocytic Ehrlichiae in previous investigation,was found in this investigation. And it together with I.sinensis,seems to be dominant tick species in this area,risk of tick borne diseases such as Lyme diseases and Ehrlichiosis should be paid attention to.