title: Survey on cattle ticks in Nur, north of Iran.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To survey the prevalence of cattle ticks in Nur County and prepare a list of tick fauna in this district.
  
  
  METHODS
  This investigation was carried out on 150 head of cattle ticks of rural areas of Nur city which is located in Mazandaran province during spring and summer seasons of 2011. The collected ticks were identified using light microscope and available systematic keys.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total number of 1 563 ticks were isolated from examined cattle and their genus and numbers including: Ixodes ricinus 51% (111 male and 691 female) and Boophilus annulatus 49% (83 male and 678 female), respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results of the current investigation indicate the presence of two species of acarine ectoparasites which have potential health risk Ixodes ricinus and Boophilus annulatus. More studies are required to increase our data concerning ticks and other ectopreasites of ruminants in other areas of Mazandaran province and should be noted to their ability in transmission of infectious agents.
authors.affiliation: Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Babol Branch, Iran.
authors.forename: Ashkan Ghasemi
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Moghaddam
authors.affiliation: Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Babol Branch, Iran.
authors.forename: Mozafar Razavi
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Seyed
authors.affiliation: Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Babol Branch, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehrshad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rasouli
authors.affiliation: Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Babol Branch, Iran.
authors.forename: Sajad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hosseinzade
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Mehdi
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Darvishi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Arash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rakhshanpour
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Sari, Iran ; Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Babol Branch, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Taghi
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Rahimi
keywords: Acarine ecotoparasites; Cattle; Iran; Livestock; Public health risk; Tick