Open AccessThe species distribution of ticks & the prevalence of Kyasanur forest disease virus in questing nymphal ticks from Western Ghats of Kerala, South India
Author(s) -
R. Balasubramanian,
Pragya D. Yadav,
S. Sahina,
V. Arathy Nadh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_234_19
Subject(s) - tick , rhipicephalus sanguineus , veterinary medicine , biology , dermacentor , amblyomma , ixodidae , haemaphysalis , rhipicephalus , ecology , medicine
Kyasanur forest disease (KFD) is a zoonotic tick-borne disease across the Western Ghats of India. With the discovery of a cluster of human KFD cases in the Wayanad district of Kerala, the present study was focused on detecting KFD virus (KFDV) in tick populations. To manage this disease, it is necessary to understand the diversity of the tick species and factors influencing the distribution, abundance and prevalence of infected ticks in Wayanad district.