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The habits of some of the domestic and wild hosts of ixodid ticks in Southern Africa are briefly discussed in relation to their vulnerability to infestation. Extensive host/tick lists including domestic animals, wild mammals, birds and reptiles for South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho and Maputo Province, Mozambique are provided.
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Horak, I.G. et al. (2018). Hosts and Host and Vegetation Tick Lists. In: The Ixodid Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of Southern Africa. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70642-9_10
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