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Species Diversity and Distribution of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Zabol County, Eastern Iran

BACKGROUND: Ticks are important vectors of human and animal pathogens. They are considered as main vectors for transmission of many viral, bacterial, rickettsial and parasitical pathogens. The aim of the present study was to find out species diversity of ticks, which infested the domestic ruminants...

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Autores principales: Ganjali, Maryam, Dabirzadeh, Mansour, Sargolzaie, Masoud
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4478434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26114136
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author Ganjali, Maryam
Dabirzadeh, Mansour
Sargolzaie, Masoud
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description BACKGROUND: Ticks are important vectors of human and animal pathogens. They are considered as main vectors for transmission of many viral, bacterial, rickettsial and parasitical pathogens. The aim of the present study was to find out species diversity of ticks, which infested the domestic ruminants in Zabol County, Eastern Iran in 2012. METHODS: Ticks were selected randomly from sheep, goats, cattle and camels. The ticks were collected from the body of infested animals and stored in 70% ethanol, then transported to the laboratory of Zabol University of Medical Sciences. Following examinations under stereomicroscope, ticks were identified using available taxonomic keys. RESULTS: In this study, a total number of 469 adult ticks (381 males and 88 females) were collected. Ticks were classified into 2 genera and 9 species including: Hyalomma dromedarii (17.3%), Hy. schulzei (1.8%), Hy. marginatum (0.5%), Hy. anatolicum excavatum (12.60%), Hy. anatolicum anatolicum (11.2%), Hy. asiaticum asiaticum (11.0%), Rhipicephalus sanguineus (21.2%), Rh. bursa (10.2%) and Rh. turacunis (13.911%). The frequency of genus Hyalomma (54.6%) was higher than Rhipicephalus. Rh. sanguineus was the predominant tick species and accounted for 21.26% of the ticks. The ratio of males was more than the female ticks. CONCLUSION: Hyalomma and Rhipicephalus species are commonly distributed in the study area. Further investigations are needed to identify the role of above tick species as vectors of pathogenic organisms.
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spelling pubmed-44784342015-06-25 Species Diversity and Distribution of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Zabol County, Eastern Iran Ganjali, Maryam Dabirzadeh, Mansour Sargolzaie, Masoud J Arthropod Borne Dis Short Communication BACKGROUND: Ticks are important vectors of human and animal pathogens. They are considered as main vectors for transmission of many viral, bacterial, rickettsial and parasitical pathogens. The aim of the present study was to find out species diversity of ticks, which infested the domestic ruminants in Zabol County, Eastern Iran in 2012. METHODS: Ticks were selected randomly from sheep, goats, cattle and camels. The ticks were collected from the body of infested animals and stored in 70% ethanol, then transported to the laboratory of Zabol University of Medical Sciences. Following examinations under stereomicroscope, ticks were identified using available taxonomic keys. RESULTS: In this study, a total number of 469 adult ticks (381 males and 88 females) were collected. Ticks were classified into 2 genera and 9 species including: Hyalomma dromedarii (17.3%), Hy. schulzei (1.8%), Hy. marginatum (0.5%), Hy. anatolicum excavatum (12.60%), Hy. anatolicum anatolicum (11.2%), Hy. asiaticum asiaticum (11.0%), Rhipicephalus sanguineus (21.2%), Rh. bursa (10.2%) and Rh. turacunis (13.911%). The frequency of genus Hyalomma (54.6%) was higher than Rhipicephalus. Rh. sanguineus was the predominant tick species and accounted for 21.26% of the ticks. The ratio of males was more than the female ticks. CONCLUSION: Hyalomma and Rhipicephalus species are commonly distributed in the study area. Further investigations are needed to identify the role of above tick species as vectors of pathogenic organisms. Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-04-09 /pmc/articles/PMC4478434/ /pubmed/26114136 Text en Copyright© Iranian Society of Medical Entomology & Tehran University of Medical Sciences This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly.
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Ganjali, Maryam
Dabirzadeh, Mansour
Sargolzaie, Masoud
Species Diversity and Distribution of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Zabol County, Eastern Iran
title Species Diversity and Distribution of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Zabol County, Eastern Iran
title_full Species Diversity and Distribution of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Zabol County, Eastern Iran
title_fullStr Species Diversity and Distribution of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Zabol County, Eastern Iran
title_full_unstemmed Species Diversity and Distribution of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Zabol County, Eastern Iran
title_short Species Diversity and Distribution of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Zabol County, Eastern Iran
title_sort species diversity and distribution of ticks (acari: ixodidae) in zabol county, eastern iran
topic Short Communication
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4478434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26114136
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