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Profil de l'espèce

Red sheep tick

Haemaphysalis punctata

A comparatively rare UK hard tick associated with grazing habitats. Adults feed mainly on livestock, while immature stages frequently use birds and small mammals; humans can also be bitten.

Historical scientific plate of Haemaphysalis punctata showing nymph, adult female and adult male in dorsal and ventral views
Historical plate: nymph, female and male

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Galerie d'images

Historical scientific plate of Haemaphysalis punctata showing nymph, adult female and adult male in dorsal and ventral views
Historical plate: nymph, female and male

Crédit image:Edwin Wilson; public domain Conditions de licenceChangements: Resized proportionally from 5556 × 4324 px to 4941 × 3845 px for Shopify compatibility; no crop or content alteration.Source

Faits rapides

Family: Ixodidae. Genus: Haemaphysalis. Tick type: hard tick.

Taxonomic authority: Canestrini and Fanzago, 1878.

Recorded life-cycle stages: egg, larva, nymph, adult.

Identification

Identification should use an authoritative key and microscopic characters; colour and photographs alone are insufficient.

Identification should use an authoritative key and microscopic characters; colour and photographs alone are insufficient.

Photographs alone cannot always confirm a tick species.

Cycle de vie

three_host

Two to three years reported by ESCCAP UK & Ireland.

Activité saisonnière

Spring and autumn activity is reported; UKHSA performs active surveillance each May in known endemic areas.

Répartition

Concentrated particularly in south-east England, with records in south Wales and newly detected potential activity sites. Presence is not continuous across these regions.

La présence, les populations établies, la qualité de l'habitat et le risque de maladie sont des catégories de preuves distinctes.

Pays et régions

  • United Kingdom — present

    Included in the UKHSA tick species profiles for the United Kingdom.

Pertinence médicale et vétérinaire

Human-biting evidence status: occasional human biter.

Borrelia miyamotoi: infection detected in a small number of uk ticks; vector competence and clinical risk not asserted.

Theileria luwenshuni: detected or associated in uk review; competence requires source-level assessment.

Babesia motasi: detected or associated in uk review; competence requires source-level assessment.

Babesia major: detected or associated in uk review; competence requires source-level assessment.

Theileria orientalis: detected or associated in uk review; competence requires source-level assessment.

Associated with livestock disease and production impacts; UK evidence and pathogen-specific vector competence require separate review.

Veterinary relevance status: high in endemic livestock areas.

Preuves vectorielles et pathogènes

Borrelia miyamotoi

infection detected in a small number of uk ticks; vector competence and clinical risk not asserted

Theileria luwenshuni

detected_or_associated_in_uk_review; competence requires source-level assessment

Babesia motasi

detected_or_associated_in_uk_review; competence requires source-level assessment

Babesia major

detected_or_associated_in_uk_review; competence requires source-level assessment

Theileria orientalis

detected_or_associated_in_uk_review; competence requires source-level assessment

Importance médicale

occasional_human_biter

Borrelia miyamotoi

infection detected in a small number of uk ticks; vector competence and clinical risk not asserted

Theileria luwenshuni

detected_or_associated_in_uk_review; competence requires source-level assessment

Babesia motasi

detected_or_associated_in_uk_review; competence requires source-level assessment

Babesia major

detected_or_associated_in_uk_review; competence requires source-level assessment

Theileria orientalis

detected_or_associated_in_uk_review; competence requires source-level assessment

Importance vétérinaire

high_in_endemic_livestock_areas

Associated with livestock disease and production impacts; UK evidence and pathogen-specific vector competence require separate review.

Borrelia miyamotoi

infection detected in a small number of uk ticks; vector competence and clinical risk not asserted

Theileria luwenshuni

detected_or_associated_in_uk_review; competence requires source-level assessment

Babesia motasi

detected_or_associated_in_uk_review; competence requires source-level assessment

Babesia major

detected_or_associated_in_uk_review; competence requires source-level assessment

Theileria orientalis

detected_or_associated_in_uk_review; competence requires source-level assessment

Informations importantes d'identification et de santé

Informations pédagogiques et limitations

Les photographies et les caractéristiques visibles peuvent ne pas suffire pour une identification définitive.

Ces informations pédagogiques ne constituent pas un diagnostic et ne remplacent en aucun cas un avis médical ou vétérinaire.

Ces informations pédagogiques ne remplacent en aucun cas un examen ou les conseils d'un professionnel vétérinaire qualifié.

La présence, les populations établies, la qualité de l'habitat et le risque de maladie sont des catégories de preuves distinctes.

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