| Determining the host and host preference in terms of livestock type among different genera of ticks (Acari: Argasidae & Ixodidae) in Yasuj city, Kohgiluyeh & Boyer-Ahmad province of Iran |
| Paper ID : 1121-IPCA4 (R4) |
| Authors |
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Mozaffar Vahedi1, Ebrahim Abbasi *2 1Student research committee, Department of Biology and Vector Control, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 2Student Research Committee, Department of Biology and Vector Control, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran |
| Abstract |
| Ticks are one of the important arthropods` groups that parasitize all kinds of vertebrates except fishes. Only ca., 10% of them, feed on humans and domestic animals, and most of the species are found on wild animals. They can be the biological vector of Tick-borne diseases (TBD) agents such as bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. A random sampling procedure is done on the population of livestock ticks and poultry places in Yasuj city in 2021 from April till September, including industrial and traditional farms, livestock pens, and village poultry farms. Ticks were collected from various livestock such as cattle, goats, sheep, pigeons, and chickens according to the type of host. Morphological identification of the tick samples was performed with valid identification keys. In terms of livestock infestation with ticks, most ticks were collected from sheep hosts and the least from cattle hosts. Among the collected ticks in the family Ixodidae, the genus Haemaphysalis (7.9%) was collected from the sheep and goats, and the genera Rhipicephalus (9.9%) and Hyalomma (68.1%) were collected from all host types (except pigeons, chickens). In the family Argasidae, the genus Ornithodoros (4%) was collected only from the sheepfold, and the genus Argas (10.1%) was collected from both pigeon and chicken hosts. Unlike the Ixodidae, no Argasidae were caught from hosts of cattle, sheep, or goats. |
| Keywords |
| Tick, Host, Argasidae, Ixodidae, Yasuj, Iran |
| Status: Abstract Accepted (Oral Presentation) |