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Prevalence of ixodid ticks on cattle and sheep southeast of Iran

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A survey was carried out to investigate the prevalence of hard tick species (Acari: Ixodidae) on cattle and sheep southeast of Iran. A total of 972 ticks were collected from 280 infested cattle and 1,207 ticks were collected from 632 infested sheep during activating seasons of ticks in 2008–2009. The species collected from cattle were Hyalomma marginatum marginatum (50.92%), Hyalomma anatolicum excavatum (25.61%), Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum (8.12%), Hyalomma asiaticum asiaticum (1.85%), and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (13.47%) while the species collected from sheep were R. sanguineus (36.37%), H. marginatum marginatum (30.65%), H. anatolicum excavatum (19.05%), H. asiaticum asiaticum (10.52%), Hyalomma detritum (3.14%), and Dermacentor marginatus (0.24%). The results show that, H. marginatum marginatum, H. anatolicum excavatum, and R. sanguineus are dominant tick species in the surveyed area.

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The authors would like to acknowledge Mr. Beigzadeh for his technical support.

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  1. Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

    Mohammad Mirzaei Dehaghi

  2. School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

    Saeid Fathi, Ehsan Norouzi Asl & Hojat Asgary nezhad

  3. Young Researchers Society, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

    Hojat Asgary nezhad

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Dehaghi, M.M., Fathi, S., Asl, E.N. et al. Prevalence of ixodid ticks on cattle and sheep southeast of Iran. Trop Anim Health Prod 43, 459–461 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-010-9715-y

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