Ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae and Argasidae) abundance and associated risk factors for animals in the natural habitat of Sanandaj suburb, Iran

Yakhchali, Mohammad; Bahramnejad, Kia; Almasi, Omid

doi:10.1080/01647954.2011.651155

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“…Hy. anatolicum reported as the most predominant tick animal infesting for cattle (25.32%), sheep (28.36%) and goats (28.45%) in the natural habitat of Sanandaj suburb [ 20 ] while we observed it as infesting sheep (0.18%) in the mountainous areas in the spring. Hyalomma dromedarii , the second detected species of Hyalomma genus, is common in the Mediterranean region steppe and desert climates and is widely distributed throughout North Africa, the Northern regions of West, Central and East Africa; Arabia, Asia Minor, the Middle East and Central and South Asia.…”

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Seasonal distribution and faunistic of ticks in the Alashtar county (Lorestan Province), Iran

Davari¹,

Alam²,

Nasirian³

et al. 2017

Pan Afr Med J

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IntroductionTicks are non-permanent obligate parasites that have considerable medical-veterinary and zoonosis importance. In this regard a study designed to investigate the distribution and fauna of ticks in the Alashtar county in Iran from April and March 2014.MethodsTicks were collected from livestock farms and facilities from selected rural and geographically location in the Alashtar county. Based morphological characteristics and reference identification keys, ticks were identified.ResultsA total of 549 ticks including 411 hard and 138 soft ticks were found. Ten tick species including Haemaphysalis concinna (0.36%), Haemaphysalis sulcata (0.36%), Hyalomma anatolicum (0.18%), Hyalomma dromedarii (0.18%), Hyalomma marginatum (1.45 %), Hyalomma schulzei (0.36%), Rhipicephalus annulatus (0.18%), Rhipicephalus bursa (28.1%), Rhipicephalus sanguineus (43.63%) and Argas persicus (25.2%) were identified. Tick seasonal distribution were 47.26%, 22.63%, 14.96% and 15.15% in the spring, summer, autumn and winter, respectively. The tick distribution was more from plain areas (64.96%) than the mountainous areas (35.04%). The rates of the tick contamination were 97.3% and 2.7% in the traditional and industrial livestock's, respectively. The livestock contamination ranks to the hard ticks were cattle (39.51%), sheep (34.15%) and goats (26.34 %), respectively. Chi-square analysis showed a significant difference among the seasonal distribution of the ticks in the spring, summer and autumn or winter; between the tick distribution in the plain and mountainous areas; and between the traditional and industrial livestock's tick contamination (P < 0.05).ConclusionPresent study proves to change the traditional livestock's to the industrial livestock's. These findings highlight the importance of ticks and shows need to their control and tick pest management.

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Seasonal distribution and faunistic of ticks in the Alashtar county (Lorestan Province), Iran

Davari¹,

Alam²,

Nasirian³

et al. 2017

Pan Afr Med J

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“…The first case of the Theileria infection in Iranian cattle was recorded in 1935 (4). With regard to the importance of the T. annulata infection in Iranian cattle, there are various reports on high mortality (5%-90%), morbidity (40-80%), and economic losses such as animal husbandry, productions, and tick control programs (4,7,18,19).…”

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“…In the current study, Hyalomma and Rhipicephalus were found to be prevalent ixodid ticks with eight species. So far, 14 species of family Ixodidae ticks have been reported from different areas of Iran with indices of 1-2, 2.9, and 0.4-4.6 in the north-west, south, and west of Iran, respectively (4,7,(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35). Hyalomma anatolicum excavatum and H. marginatum were reported as important vectors of T. annulata in the semi-arid areas of the Mediterranean region (4,36).…”

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“…In this region like the other areas of the west of Iran, R. sanguineus was the prevalent ixodid tick in the examined cattle (34). In contrast, the predominant tick infestation in cattle was H. anatolicum anatolicum from the east, center, northeast, south, and west of Iran (4,6,7,9,10,29,30,32,35) and H. anatolicum asiaticum from the north-west of Iran (31). In Turkey, H. anatolicum anatolicum was also reported as a prevalent ixodid tick from cattle (37).…”

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“…Ixodid ticks were collected in early mornings and evenings from the body surface of the examined cattle but never from the ground in order to avoid the accidental occurrence from other livestock. Next, ixodid ticks were directly collected from the body surface of the examined animals (i.e., the head, neck, ear, perinea, mammary glands, testes, tail, and groin by rubbing alcohol pads surrounding the skin) to remove embedded living ticks using forceps and gloves (7). During tick collection, care was taken to ensure that the mouthparts were not left behind during the traction with thumb forceps.…”

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Molecular Evidence on Theileria annulata Infection and Ixodid Ticks Infestation in the Cattle of Kurdistan Province, West of Iran

Afrasiabian

Yakhchali

2020

Avicenna J Clin Microbiol Infect

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Background Theileriosis is a parasitic disease caused by an obligate intracellular protozoan genus Theileria (Apicomplexa, Piroplasmida) and transmitted by ixodid ticks in the ruminants of the tropical and subtropical areas of the world and Iran (1). Theileria annulata is the cause of tropical theileriosis in Mediterranean regions, North Africa, South and SouthWest of Europe, Middle East, China, and Central Asia (2). Other species with moderate pathogenicity in the cattle are T. sergenti, T. buffeli, and T. orientalis from Asia and Europe, as well as T. mutans, T. thaortragi, and T. wulfartia from Africa (3). The causal agent of bovine theileriosis is T. annulata in Iran. Theileria orientalis also exists in the north part of the country (4). According to Guglielmone et al (5), 702 out of 896 species of ticks belong to ixodid ticks (Acarina, Metastigmata). Approximately 10% of ixodid ticks re fed on domestic animals, particularly cattle, buffaloes, sheep, and goats (6). The hard ticks fauna and the role of some of them in the transmission of T. annulata were first reported in 1949 and 1972 in Iran, respectively (7). In addition, the genus Hyalomma was reported as the vector of bovine theileriosis in different parts of Iran (6,8,9). The species of H. anatolicum anatolicum (Koch, 1844), H. anatolicum excavatum (Koch1844), H. asiaticum asiaticum (Schulze and Schlottke, 1930), H. dromedarii (Koch 1844), H. detritum (Schulz, 1919), and H. marginatum are common ixodid ticks in Iran (7). The accurate diagnosis of theileriosis is essential in epidemiological studies (10). Several laboratory methods (i.e., histopathology, immunology bioassay, and molecular tools) are now available for the detection of T. annulata infection in cattle. Of those, thin blood smear and lymph node examination were the most frequent methods for detecting acute theileriosis in Iranian cattle for many decades (4). However, these methods had low sensitivity due to difficulties in Theileria species discrimination and asymptomatic carrier detection (11). Accordingly, DNA-based techniques such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Semi-nested PCR, Nested PCR, and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism were developed to detect T. annulata infections in cattle with low levels of parasitemia in the chronic stage and carriers (10,12).

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Molecular identification of Theileria spp. in ruminants and ticks from southern littoral of Caspian Sea, Iran

Shahedi

Habibi

Fathi

et al. 2022

Trop Anim Health Prod

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Ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae and Argasidae) abundance and associated risk factors for animals in the natural habitat of Sanandaj suburb, Iran

Cited by 4 publications

References 25 publications

Seasonal distribution and faunistic of ticks in the Alashtar county (Lorestan Province), Iran

Seasonal distribution and faunistic of ticks in the Alashtar county (Lorestan Province), Iran

Molecular Evidence on Theileria annulata Infection and Ixodid Ticks Infestation in the Cattle of Kurdistan Province, West of Iran

Molecular identification of Theileria spp. in ruminants and ticks from southern littoral of Caspian Sea, Iran

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