Banafshi Omid, Hanafi-Bojd Ahmad Ali, Karimi Mohamad, Faghihi Faezeh, Beik-Mohammadi Mojtaba, Gholami Sahere, Javaherizadeh Siavash, Edalat Hamideh, Vatandoost Hassan, Telmadarraiy Zakkyeh
Zoonoses Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Arthropod Borne Dis. 2018 Sep 30;12(3):252-261. eCollection 2018 Sep.
Since ticks are potent vectors of various diseases, identification of these species are clinically important to protect the public health and control veterinary problems in the communities. We aimed to figure out the frequency of ticks on cows, goats, sheep, lambs, turtles and also obscure hosts in Kurdistan Province, bordered with Iraq June 2012 to May 2013.
The hosts were selected randomly and examined individually for tick infestation. In case of infestation, ticks were collected using forceps and then preserved in 70% ethyl alcohol. All collected specimens were preserved in tubes and relative information was recorded and then identified based on morphological characteristics.
Totally, 1209 ticks were collected. The prevalence of ticks on cows, sheep, goats, lambs, turtles, poultry and obscure hosts was 11.33%, 55.41%, 6.53%, 5.95%, 0.9%, 8.02% and 11.82% respectively. The mean number of ticks on each animal was 1.6. Number of 5 genera, including , , , and and 9 species; including (60.05%), (0.08), (12.33), (1.49), (0.91), (0.08), (4.22), sp. (0.99), (11.83), and (8.02) were identified.
The most abundant species in this study area was (60.05%). Due to high prevalence of tick specimens and a variety of collected species from sheep (55.41%), the vaccination of sheep and control of tick vectors are recommended.
由于蜱虫是多种疾病的重要传播媒介，识别这些物种对于保护公众健康和控制社区中的兽医问题具有重要的临床意义。我们旨在查明2012年6月至2013年5月与伊拉克接壤的库尔德斯坦省奶牛、山羊、绵羊、羔羊、乌龟以及其他不明宿主身上蜱虫的出现频率。
随机选择宿主并对其进行个体蜱虫感染检查。若发现有蜱虫感染，用镊子收集蜱虫，然后保存在70%的乙醇中。所有收集的标本保存在试管中，记录相关信息，然后根据形态特征进行鉴定。
共收集到1209只蜱虫。奶牛、绵羊、山羊、羔羊、乌龟、家禽和其他不明宿主身上蜱虫的感染率分别为11.33%、55.41%、6.53%、5.95%、0.9%、8.02%和11.82%。每只动物身上蜱虫的平均数量为1.6只。鉴定出5个属，包括……以及9个物种，包括……（60.05%）、……（0.08%）、……（12.33%）、……（1.49%）、……（0.91%）、……（0.08%）、……（4.22%）、……种（0.99%）、……（11.83%）和……（8.02%）。
本研究区域中最常见的物种是……（60.05%）。由于蜱虫标本的高感染率以及从绵羊身上收集到的多种物种（55.41%），建议对绵羊进行疫苗接种并控制蜱虫传播媒介。
