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  • Title: The possible role of two common three-host ticks, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Amblyomma hebraeum, in the transmission of bovine leukosis virus.
    Author: Morris SD, Bryson NR, de Waal DT, Matthee O, du Preez ER, van Vuuren M, Kadish ES.
    Journal: J S Afr Vet Assoc; 1996 Sep; 67(3):148-50. PubMed ID: 9120860.
    Abstract:
    The possible role of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Amblyomma hebraeum in the mechanical and transstadial transmission of bovine leukosis virus (BLV) was investigated. BLV-free laboratory strains of R. appendiculatus and A. hebraeum nymphal ticks (n = 400) were fed on a BLV-infected and a negative control bovine. At various intervals after engorgement the ticks were homogenised and injected subcutaneously into BLV-negative sheep. Adult R. appendiculatus and A. hebraeum, which had fed as nymphs on the BLV-infected bovine, were then allowed to feed on BLV-negative sheep. A control sheep was also injected intravenously with blood from the infected bovine. Only the control sheep that received blood from the BLV-positive bovine seroconverted 9 months later. All the other surviving sheep remained serologically negative during the 13 months observation period. It is suggested that the nymphal stages of these ticks probably do not play a role in the transstadial transmission of BLV in southern Africa. The significance of these results is discussed.
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