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An investigation of questing ticks collected from different habitats in Shanghai, China

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  • 1. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), NHC Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Shanghai 200025, China;
    2. School of Global Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai 200025, China

Received date: 2022-08-18

  Online published: 2022-12-09

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Fifth Round of Three-year Action for Public Health System Construction in Shanghai (No. GWV-10.1-XK13); Special Foundation of Basic Science and Technology Resources Survey of Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No. 2017FY101203)

Abstract

Objective To investigate tick species and distribution in different locations and habitats in Shanghai, China, and to provide basic data for the prevention and control of tick-borne diseases. Methods From April to November, except August, in 2021, the drag-flag method was used to collect questing ticks in vegetation at 13 investigation sites in Songjiang, Huangpu, Chongming, Jiading, Baoshan, Jing’an, Putuo, and Minhang districts. After morphological identification, the 16S rRNA and cytochrome c oxidase subunit Ⅰ (COⅠ) gene were amplified to identify the tick species and construct a phylogenetic tree. Results A total of 1 937 questing ticks were collected, which belonged to 3 species from 2 genera, i.e., Haemaphysalis flava (92.36%), H. longicornis (6.66%), and Rhipicephalus microplus (0.98%). Specifically, 400 ticks (20.65%) belonging to H. flava and R. microplus were collected from wooded hillsides; 1 341 (69.23%) belonging to H. flava and H. longicornis were collected from parks and scenic spots; 82 (4.23%) belonging to H. flava were collected from rural wild lands; 114 (5.89%) belonging to H. flava were collected from urban green lands. The phylogenetic tree showed that the collected same tick species were in the same evolutionary branch. Conclusion There are three species of questing ticks in different habitats in Shanghai. The species and number of ticks vary across habitats. H. flava is the dominant species in each type of habitat.

Cite this article

ZENG Wen-bo, LI Zhong-qiu, WEI Zi-xin, CHENG Dong-hui, YANG Li-min, FANG Yuan, ZHANG Yi . An investigation of questing ticks collected from different habitats in Shanghai, China[J]. Chinese Journal of Vector Biology and Control, 2022 , 33(6) : 879 -887 . DOI: 10.11853/j.issn.1003.8280.2022.06.022

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