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CHAPTER 1IntroductionCHAPTER 2History2.1 South Africa2.2 Namibia2.3 Botswana2.4 Swaziland2.5 Lesotho2.6 Maputo ProvinceCHAPTER 3Sources of Information and Methods3.1 Southern Africa: Countries, Topography, Climate and Biomes3.1.1 Countries3.1.2 Topography3.1.3 Temperature and rainfall3.1.4 Biomes3.2 Nomenclature3.2.1 Ticks3.2.2 Hosts3.3 Descriptions3.3.1 Taxonomy3.3.2 Size3.3.3 Male to female ratio3.4 Distribution3.4.1 South African Tick Survey3.4.2 Other surveys3.4.3 Regional distribution3.5 Tick Collection3.5.1 Tick collection from live animals3.5.2 Tick collection from dead animals3.5.3 Vegetation3.6 Tick/Host and Host/Tick Lists3.7 Host Specificity3.8 Seasonal Abundance3.9 Life Cycles3.10 Tick-Borne Diseases3.11 ReferencesCHAPTER 4The Genus AmblyommaCHAPTER 5The Genus HaemaphysalisCHAPTER 6The Genus HyalommaCHAPTER 7The Genus IxodesCHAPTER 8The Genus RhipicephalusCHAPTER 9Ticks belonging to other GeneraCHAPTER 10Hosts and Host and Vegetation Tick ListsHostsDomestic animalsHumansWildlifeHost/Tick ListsSouth AfricaNamibiaBotswanaSwazilandLesothoMaputo ProvinceCHAPTER 11Tick-Borne DiseasesAnimalsHumans