Global InformationArgas persicus information
| Argas persicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Argasidae |
| Genus: | Argas |
| Species: | A. persicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Argas persicus (Oken, 1818)
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Argas persicus, also known as fowl tick or poultry tick, is a small soft-bodied tick that is found primarily on domestic fowl such as chickens, ducks, and geese. It was first recorded by Lorenz Oken in 1818 in Mianeh, Persia,[1][2] and named Rhynochoprion persicum.
Argas persicus appears yellowish-brown when starved and slatey-blue when engorged. They are found on an animal host, in cracks and crevices of buildings or in nests.[3][4]
They are also carriers of the spirochete bacteria Borrelia anserina which causes avian spirochetosis, one of the most severe diseases affecting the poultry industry.[5]
In addition to domestic fowl, A. persicus may also feed on humans, although an immunity has been acquired by some individuals.[6][7]
- ^ L. S. Fortescue (1924). "The Western Elburz and Persian Azerbaijan". The Geographical Journal. 63 (4): 301–315. Bibcode:1924GeogJ..63..301F. doi:10.2307/1781408. JSTOR 1781408.
- ^ "Argas Persicus - Fowl Tick (Invertebrate Species Summary)." WildPro. Ed. Debra Bourne. East Midland Zoological Society, Dec. 2013. Web. 15 Apr. 2017.
- ^ "Argas Persicus - Fowl Tick (Invertebrate Species Summary)." WildPro. Ed. Debra Bourne. East Midland Zoological Society, Dec. 2013. Web. 15 Apr. 2017.
- ^ "DPDx - Laboratory Identification of Parasitic Diseases of Public Health Concern." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 03 May 2016. Web. 15 Apr. 2017.
- ^ Lisbôa, R. S., R. C. Teixeira, C. P. Rangel, H. A. Santos, C. L. Massard, and A. H. Fonseca. "Avian Spirochetosis in Chickens following Experimental Transmission of Borrelia Anserina by Argas (Persicargas) Miniatus." Avian Diseases. U.S. National Library of Medicine, June 2009. Web. 15 Apr. 2017.
- ^ L. S. Fortescue (1924). "The Western Elburz and Persian Azerbaijan". The Geographical Journal. 63 (4): 301–315. JSTOR 1781408.
- ^ William Trager (1940). "A note on the problem of acquired immunity to argasid ticks". Journal of Parasitology. 26 (1): 71–74. JSTOR 3272265.