title: Seasonal activity of ixodid ticks on goats in northern Greece.
abstract: Ixodid ticks were collected at monthly intervals for 20 consecutive months from 25 goats of the local breed selected at random from a flock grazing permanently around a village in northern Greece. Three species of ixodid ticks were recovered, Ixodes gibbosus, Rhipicephalus bursa and Dermacentor marginatus. I gibbosus was the most abundant and prevalent species. It was found on the animals from October to April, and its activity increased with lower mean temperatures and higher relative humidities. R bursa was present from May to August, and its activity increased with higher mean temperatures and lower relative humidities. D marginatus was present in very small numbers from January to March, with no significant correlation with climatic factors.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Papazahaiadou
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Himonas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D006041:Goats; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006109:Poaceae; D012621:Seasons; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000821:virology*; D013987:Ticks / Q000502:physiology