Accidental importation of the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Authors: McColl HP, Tenquist JD, Heath ACG
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 28, Issue 8, pp 168-169, Aug 1980
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Companion animal, Dog
Subject Terms: Biosecurity, Inflammation, Integument/skin/wool/hair/fur/feather, Disease/defect, Notifiable organisms/exotic disease, Parasites - external
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: Interception of exotic ticks by New Zealand quarantine services is rare. Between 1955 and 1972, unidentified ticks were taken on three occasions from non-host material and there is one record of Rhipicephalus sanguineus from rattan imported from Hong Kong. Hutton and McKenna et al. recorded the importation of Ixodes holocyclus and R. sanguineus respectively on dogs. Potentially dangerous ticks may also have been introduced into New Zealand on sea birds…

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