Survey on cattle ticks in Nur, north of Iran.

Ashkan Ghasemi Moghaddam; Mozafar Razavi Seyed; Mehrshad Rasouli; Sajad Hosseinzade; Mohammad Mehdi Darvishi; Arash Rakhshanpour; Mohammad Taghi Rahimi

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Survey on cattle ticks in Nur, north of Iran.

Author: Ashkan Ghasemi MOGHADDAM ¹ ; Mozafar Razavi SEYED ¹ ; Mehrshad RASOULI ¹ ; Sajad HOSSEINZADE ¹ ; Mohammad Mehdi DARVISHI ² ; Arash RAKHSHANPOUR ³ ; Mohammad Taghi RAHIMI ⁴ ;
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1. Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Babol Branch, Iran.
2. Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran.
3. Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
4. Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Sari, Iran
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Acarine ecotoparasites; Cattle; Iran; Livestock; Public health risk; Tick
From:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2014;4(3):209-212
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo survey the prevalence of cattle ticks in Nur County and prepare a list of tick fauna in this district.
METHODSThis investigation was carried out on 150 head of cattle ticks of rural areas of Nur city which is located in Mazandaran province during spring and summer seasons of 2011. The collected ticks were identified using light microscope and available systematic keys.
RESULTSA total number of 1 563 ticks were isolated from examined cattle and their genus and numbers including: Ixodes ricinus 51% (111 male and 691 female) and Boophilus annulatus 49% (83 male and 678 female), respectively.
CONCLUSIONSResults of the current investigation indicate the presence of two species of acarine ectoparasites which have potential health risk Ixodes ricinus and Boophilus annulatus. More studies are required to increase our data concerning ticks and other ectopreasites of ruminants in other areas of Mazandaran province and should be noted to their ability in transmission of infectious agents.