title: Prevalence of ixodid ticks on cattle in Mazandaran province, Iran.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. razmi@ferdowsi.um.ac.ir
authors.forename: Gholam Reza
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Razmi
authors.forename: Meisam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glinsharifodini
authors.forename: Shaboddin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarvi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000145:classification*; D015995:Prevalence; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*