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KMID : 0425120070450040307
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
2007 Volume.45 No. 4 p.307 ~ p.310
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Prevalence of ixodid ticks on cattle in Mazandaran province, Iran
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Gholam Reza RAZMI
Meisam GLINSHARIFODINI
Shaboddin SARVI
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Abstract
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A survey was carried out to investigate the prevalence of hard tick species (Acari: Ixodidae) on cattle in Mazandaran province, Iran. A total of 953 ticks were collected from 86 infested cattle during activating seasons of ticks during 2004-2005. Nine species were identified: Boophilus annulatus (51.3%), Rhipicephalus bursa (16.8%), Haemaphysalis punctata (6.3%), Ixodes ricinus (6.8%), Hyalomma marginatum (12.5%), Hyalomma anatolicum excavatum (5.2%), Hyalomma asiaticum (0.6%), Hyalomma detritum (0.2 %), and Dermacentor spp. (0.1%). The results show that Boophilus annulatus, Rhipicephalus bursa, and Hyalomma species are dominant tick species in the surveyed area.
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KEYWORD
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Boophilus, Rhipicephalus, Hyalomma, Ixodes, Dermacenter, prevalence, ixodid tick, cattle, Mazandaran province, Iran
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