Status of Haemaphysalis tick infestation in domestic ruminants in Iran.
10.3347/kjp.2007.45.2.129
- Author:
Sadegh RAHBARI
1
;
Sedigheh NABIAN
;
Parviz SHAYAN
;
Hamid Reza HADDADZADEH
Author Information
1. Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Iran. srahbari@ut.ac.ir
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Haemaphysalis;
tick;
domestic ruminants;
Iran
- MeSH:
Animals;
Camels;
Cattle;
Ecosystem;
Geography;
Goats;
Iran/epidemiology;
Ixodidae/*classification;
Ruminants/*parasitology;
Sheep;
Tick Infestations/epidemiology/*veterinary
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2007;45(2):129-132
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The geographical distribution and ecological preferences of Haemaphysalis in domestic animals in Iran were studied 4 times a year from April 2003 to March 2005. A total of 1,622 ixodid tick specimens were collected from 3 different zones. Among them, 108 (6.7%) Haemaphysalis ticks, consisting of 6 species, were identified; H. punctata (3.4%), H. parva (0.5%), H. sulcata (0.6%), H. choldokovskyi (1.7%), H. concinna (0.06%) and Haemaphysalis sp. (0.6%). H. punctata was the most abundant species, whereas H. concinna was the rarest species collected in humid and sub-humid zones on cattle, sheep and goats. H. choldokovskyi was principally collected from sheep and goats grazed in cold mountainous areas. The infested areas consisted of Caspian Sea (Guilan, Mazandaran, Golestan, and central provinces), mountainous (Azarbaiejan, Ardebil, Kohgilouyeh, and Kordestan) and semi-dessert (Khorasan, Semnan, Kerman, Sistan, and Baluchestan) zones. The Caspian Sea zone (23.6%) was the most highly infested region. The results show that various species of Haemaphysalis ticks infest domestic ruminants in Iran and each tick species show characteristic geographical distributions.
