Incidents of high tick load in injured cheetahs after reintroduction into a tropical ecosystem

Ectoparasites can severely impact wildlife species, both through their feeding behaviour and by facilitating secondary infestations or bacterial infections. Here, we report on two cases of periorbital damage caused by ixodid tick infestations in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus), including a rare record o...

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Autors principals:	Tamar A. Kendon, Carlos L. Pereira, Hugo Pereira, Kelsey Brown, David Gaynor, Willem D. Briers-Louw
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	AOSIS 2025-04-01
Col·lecció:	Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
Matèries:	acinonyx jubatus ectoparasites immunocompromised periorbital myiasis translocation
Accés en línia:	https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/2206
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