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Middle East DVEP - Armed Forces Pest Management Board

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Appendix B.2. Vector Ecology Profiles of Ticks in the <strong>Middle</strong> <strong>East</strong>.Species Geographic Distribution Potential Hosts Disease Transmission Bionomics/Habitat InformationAmblyommavariegatumOman, Ye men, possiblysouthwest Saudi Arabia.Adults and immatures:sheep and cattle.A suspect CCHFvector.A 1-host tick. Species introduced from Africa, oncattle.Boophilus annulatus Throughout the <strong>Middle</strong> <strong>East</strong>. Adults and immatures:cattle, sheep, rarely horsesand man.DermacentormarginatusHaemaphysalispunctataHyalommaanatolicumanatolicumTurkey.Turkey.Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel,Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria,Turkey, UAE, Yemen.H. a. excavatum Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Jordan,Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria,Turkey, UAE, Yemen.H. dromedarii Iran, Iraq, Oman, Saudi Arabia,Yemen.Adults: sheep, cattle, dogs,deer, humans. Immatures:rodents, hares, foxes,shrews.Adults: cattle, horses,camels, and goats.Immatures: birds and hares.Adults: camels, sheep,goats, cattle, dogs,sometimes humans.Immatures: rodents (esp.gerbils), hares, birds.Adults: cattle, camels,sometimes humans.Immatures: rodents (esp.gerbils), hares, birds.Adults: camels, goats, dogs.Immatures: rodents (esp.gerbils), hares, birds.A minor CCHF vector.TBE, sometimesCCHF.TBE vector.Good vector of CCHF.Transovarialtransmission occurs.Good vector of CCHF.Transovarialtransmission occurs.A zoonotic vector ofCCHF. Transovarialtransmission occurs.A 1-host tick. All stages of the life cycle aregenerally spent on cattle. After feeding and mating,females rest up to a month before laying eggs. Lifecycle

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