Authors : Adejinmi Johnson Olayide and Ayinmode Adekunle Bamidele
Abstract: Two species of bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis) were isolated from the haemolymph of engorged dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Haemaphysalis leachi leachi). The same species of bacteria were also isolated from the eggs laid by these tick species. Clean rabbits were inoculated with the same species of bacteria and clean laboratory bred larvae were fed on them to adult stage. The same species of bacteria were isolated from the haemolymph of the engorged adult females, the eggs they produced and the larvae that hatched out. Staph. aureus was constantly encountered in the haemolymph of adults, eggs and larvae of both R. sanguineus and H. leachi leachi while Staph. epidermidis was additionally consistent in R. sanguineus. The clinical importance of transmission of pathogenic bacteria to dogs are discussed.
Adejinmi Johnson Olayide and Ayinmode Adekunle Bamidele , 2008. Transmission of Bacteria Isolates Through all the Developmental Stages of Dog Ticks (Bacteriological Evidence). Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 7: 959-962.