Hyalomma
Encyclopedia
Hyalomma is a genus of hard-bodied tick
s, common in Asia
, Europe
, and orth Africa]. They are also found in Southern Africa
.
The bites cause the surrounding tissue to die and become necrotic. The dead tissue falls out of the body after a few days. The wounds look very serious, but usually heal without any intervention and do not generally become infected any further.
This species is credited with spreading the virus that causes the life threatening Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
.
Tick
Ticks are small arachnids in the order Ixodida, along with mites, constitute the subclass Acarina. Ticks are ectoparasites , living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and sometimes reptiles and amphibians...
s, common in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, and orth Africa]. They are also found in Southern Africa
Southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa ; nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.-UN...
.
The bites cause the surrounding tissue to die and become necrotic. The dead tissue falls out of the body after a few days. The wounds look very serious, but usually heal without any intervention and do not generally become infected any further.
This species is credited with spreading the virus that causes the life threatening Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever is a widespread tick-borne viral disease, a zoonosis of domestic animals and wild animals, that may affect humans. The pathogenic virus, especially common in East and West Africa, is a member of the Bunyaviridae family of RNA viruses. Clinical disease is rare in...
.
Species
- Hyalomma aegyptium Linnaeus, 1758
- Hyalomma albiparmatum Schulze, 1919
- Hyalomma arabica Pegram, Hoogstraal & Wassef, 1982
- Hyalomma brevipunctata Sharif, 1928
- Hyalomma dromedarii Koch 1844
- Hyalomma erythraeum Tonelli-Rondelli, 1932
- Hyalomma franchinii Tonelli-Rondelli, 1932
- Hyalomma hussaini Sharif, 1928
- Hyalomma hystricis Dhanda & Raja, 1974
- Hyalomma impeltatum Schulze & Schlottke, 1930
- Hyalomma impressum Koch 1844
- Hyalomma kumari Sharif, 1928
- Hyalomma lusitanicum Koch, 1844
- Hyalomma nitidum Schulze, 1919
- Hyalomma punt Hoogstraal, Kaiser & Pedersen, 1969
- Hyalomma rhipicephaloides Neumann, 1901
- Hyalomma schulzei Olenev 1931
- Hyalomma sinaii Feldman-Muhsam, 1960
- Hyalomma truncatum Koch 1844
- Hyalomma turanicum Pomerantsev, 1946