Hard Tick Species of Livestock and their Bioecology in Golestan Province, North of Iran.
Background: A survey on tick species composition was carried out in Golestan Province Iran during year 2010–2011.The aim was to determine tick species parasitizing domestic ruminants and their seasonal population dynamics. Methods: A total of 124 sheep, 92 goats, 84 cattle, 74 camels and 12 horses...
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| author | Aioub Sofizadeh Zakkyeh Telmadarraiy Abbas Rahnama Ahmad Gorganli-Davaji Asadollah Hosseini-Chegeni |
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| description | Background: A survey on tick species composition was carried out in Golestan Province Iran during year 2010–2011.The aim was to determine tick species parasitizing domestic ruminants and their seasonal population dynamics.
Methods: A total of 124 sheep, 92 goats, 84 cattle, 74 camels and 12 horses in several villages were inspected for tick infestation. The collected ticks preserved in 70% alcohol and then were identified.
Results: The overall 1059 ticks (453 female, 606 male) were collected. The ticks occur on sheep, goats, cattle, cam- els and horses as 72.1%, 77.3%, 75.8%, 69.3%, and 50% respectively. The frequency of ticks in spring was more than other seasons and the least was observed in winter. In the spring and summer, infestation rate in domestic rumi- nants were calculated as 100%. Six genus and fourteen hard and soft tick species were identified including Rhipicephalus sanguineus, R. bursa, Ixodes ricinus, Haemaphysalis punctata, H. sulcata, H. erinacei, H. inermis, Hyalomma marginatum, Hy. asiaticum, Hy. dromedarii, Hy. excavatum, Hy. anatolicum, Hy. detritum, Boophilus annulatus and Argas persicus. Rhipicephalus sanguineus was the most abundant species in the study area. The larg- est number of ticks was collected from animal ears and tails. Haemaphysalis, Hyalomma, Rhipicephalus and Boophilus occurred in mountainous, forest and plateau areas of Golestan Province but Ixodes occurred only in mountainous and forest areas, whereas Rhipicephalus and Hyalomma were present in coastal areas of Golestan Province.
Conclusion: The result of this study is a survey on tick species from domestic animals in Iran and implication of possible prevention measures for diseases transmitted by ticks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f3fa90384e614c04a701f3ef1aa7954a2022-12-21T22:12:19ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases1735-71792322-22712014-06-0181212Hard Tick Species of Livestock and their Bioecology in Golestan Province, North of Iran.Aioub Sofizadeh0Zakkyeh Telmadarraiy1Abbas Rahnama2Ahmad Gorganli-Davaji3Asadollah Hosseini-Chegeni4Infectious Diseases Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Infectious Diseases Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.Infectious Diseases Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran.Background: A survey on tick species composition was carried out in Golestan Province Iran during year 2010–2011.The aim was to determine tick species parasitizing domestic ruminants and their seasonal population dynamics. Methods: A total of 124 sheep, 92 goats, 84 cattle, 74 camels and 12 horses in several villages were inspected for tick infestation. The collected ticks preserved in 70% alcohol and then were identified. Results: The overall 1059 ticks (453 female, 606 male) were collected. The ticks occur on sheep, goats, cattle, cam- els and horses as 72.1%, 77.3%, 75.8%, 69.3%, and 50% respectively. The frequency of ticks in spring was more than other seasons and the least was observed in winter. In the spring and summer, infestation rate in domestic rumi- nants were calculated as 100%. Six genus and fourteen hard and soft tick species were identified including Rhipicephalus sanguineus, R. bursa, Ixodes ricinus, Haemaphysalis punctata, H. sulcata, H. erinacei, H. inermis, Hyalomma marginatum, Hy. asiaticum, Hy. dromedarii, Hy. excavatum, Hy. anatolicum, Hy. detritum, Boophilus annulatus and Argas persicus. Rhipicephalus sanguineus was the most abundant species in the study area. The larg- est number of ticks was collected from animal ears and tails. Haemaphysalis, Hyalomma, Rhipicephalus and Boophilus occurred in mountainous, forest and plateau areas of Golestan Province but Ixodes occurred only in mountainous and forest areas, whereas Rhipicephalus and Hyalomma were present in coastal areas of Golestan Province. Conclusion: The result of this study is a survey on tick species from domestic animals in Iran and implication of possible prevention measures for diseases transmitted by ticks.https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/234BioecologyDomestic ruminantsIranTicks |
| spellingShingle | Aioub Sofizadeh Zakkyeh Telmadarraiy Abbas Rahnama Ahmad Gorganli-Davaji Asadollah Hosseini-Chegeni Hard Tick Species of Livestock and their Bioecology in Golestan Province, North of Iran. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases Bioecology Domestic ruminants Iran Ticks |
| title | Hard Tick Species of Livestock and their Bioecology in Golestan Province, North of Iran. |
| title_full | Hard Tick Species of Livestock and their Bioecology in Golestan Province, North of Iran. |
| title_fullStr | Hard Tick Species of Livestock and their Bioecology in Golestan Province, North of Iran. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hard Tick Species of Livestock and their Bioecology in Golestan Province, North of Iran. |
| title_short | Hard Tick Species of Livestock and their Bioecology in Golestan Province, North of Iran. |
| title_sort | hard tick species of livestock and their bioecology in golestan province north of iran |
| topic | Bioecology Domestic ruminants Iran Ticks |
| url | https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/234 |
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