01551naa a2200301 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000180006024500900007826000090016852007440017765000170092165000180093865000100095665000170096665000180098365000120100165000170101365000120103065000190104265000180106165300170107965300180109665300190111470000170113370000150115077300840116515216082023-11-29       1988    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aFOURIE, L. J.  aAn undescribed rhipicephalus species associated with field paralysis on Angora goats.  c1988  aAbstract: Paralysis of Angora goat kids caused by adult ticks, which most probably belong to an undescribed species of the Rhipicephalus pravus group, is described. Confirmed cases of paralysis occurred in the south-western Orange Free State between the second half of September and the first half of November as well as during the first half of February. The mean female tick burdens (mean = 21.4) of paralysed Angora kids were significantly higher than those of healthy kids (mean = 4.4). The predilection attachment site of the adult ticks was the ears of the goats. The elephant shrew Elephantulus myurus is a preferred host of the immature stages whereas the scrub hare Lepus saxatilis serves as an important host for the adult ticks.  aEpidemiology  aGoat diseases  aGoats  aParasitology  aRhipicephalus  aSeasons  aSouth Africa  aCaprino  aDoença Animal  aParasitologia  aEctoparasito  aRaça Angorá  aTick Paralysis1 aHORAK, I. G.1 aMORAIS, L.  tJournal South African Veterinary Associationgv. 59, n. 1, p. 47-50, Mar. 1988.