Species diversity and distribution of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in cattle of Ardabil city
Subject Areas : Parasitology
Elahe Rezvankhah
1
,
Sohrab Rasoli
2
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1 - Student in general Veterinary Medicine, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran
Keywords: prevalence, species diversity, hard tick, ruminants, cattle, Ardabil,
Abstract :
Hard ticks (Ixodidae) are obligate blood-sucking arthropods and are considered to be an important agent of disease transmission to humans and animals. Hard ticks cause pain and burning, increased sensitivity, anemia, weakness and incapacity, paralysis and tick poisoning, weight loss and production and ultimately death in livestock due to their bite and blood feeding in livestock, poultry and humans. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the frequency of infection and identifying the diversity of hard tick species in Ardabil city by a cross-sectional descriptive method during the spring to winter of 1403 and as random classification sampling. For this purpose, different parts of the cow's body were examined for tick contamination, and the observed ticks were separated from the host's skin by tweezers. The demographic information of the cows and the distribution pattern of the parasite on the body surface were recorded. In the present study, the prevalence of hard ticks was reported as 19.7% (95% confidence interval 23.7%, 15.7%). Hard ticks observed in infected cows included 52.0% Hyaloma genus, 41.3% Ripicephalus genus, 13.3% Dermacentor and 0.4% Hemophysalis genus. In the present study, 253 hard ticks were isolated and identified in the perineum, head and ear, groin, back, sides and abdomen, breast skin and testicle areas, respectively.The frequency of infection with hard ticks showed a significant relationship with the sampling season and geographical area of life (p<0.05), but no significant relationship was seen with the age, gender, breed, and the way cows were kept (p>0.05). The results of this research indicate that ticks of the genus Hyaloma and Ripicephalus were the most abundant hard ticks in cattle in Ardabil city, which can play a role in the transmission of infectious diseases transmitted by ticks to cattle in the region, as well as to farmers and villagers.
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