A new host record of Haemaphysalis semermis (Acari: Ixodidae) from the domestic cat (Felis catus) (Carnivora: Felidae) in Orang Asli village, Pahang National Park Malaysia

A R Kazim; S Shezryna; M Azdayanti; J Houssaini; D Tappe; C C Heo

doi:10.1093/jme/tjad025

A new host record of Haemaphysalis semermis (Acari: Ixodidae) from the domestic cat (Felis catus) (Carnivora: Felidae) in Orang Asli village, Pahang National Park Malaysia

J Med Entomol. 2023 May 12;60(3):615-619. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjad025.

Authors

A R Kazim^{1

2}, S Shezryna^{1

2}, M Azdayanti^{1

2}, J Houssaini^{1

3}, D Tappe⁴, C C Heo^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia.
² Institute of Medical Molecular Biotechnology, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia.
³ Institute of Pathology, Laboratory and Forensic Medicine (I-PPerForM), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia.
⁴ Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.

PMID: 36933194
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad025

Abstract

We report the presence of a male Haemaphysalis semermis collected from the domestic cat, Felis catus in an aboriginal village located in Pahang, Malaysia. This paper constitutes a new host record of this tick species, and also the first documentation of the infestation of companion animals other than domestic dogs (Canis lupus) by H. semermis in Malaysia. Additionally, we have included an updated host index of the tick species in Southeast Asia.

Keywords: Felis catus; Haemaphysalis semermis; Malaysia; tick.

MeSH terms

Animals
Carnivora*
Cats
Dogs
Felidae*
Ixodidae*
Malaysia
Male
Parks, Recreational
Ticks*