The prevalence of Babesia spp. infection was studied in sheep of the Mashhad area in Iran from 1998 to 2000. A total of 677 sheep originating from 115 flocks were clinically examined and investigated for the presence of Babesia spp. in appropriate blood smears and any tick species on the body of the animals. The study revealed that the infection rate for Babesia ovis and Babesia motasi were 167...

In 1994 a batch of apparently healthy goats was selected for intended export to the USA from a heartwater-free and vector tick-free region of South Africa. The animals were tested serologically for heartwater, using either or both an IFA and an ELISA test, and 52% were found to be serologically positive. A PCR assay based on Ehrlichia ruminantium 16S gene sequences gave positive results for 54%...

Canine ehrlichiosis has emerged as one of the most clinically important tick-borne diseases affecting dogs. Eighty-five naturally infected dogs have been investigated, the most consistent clinical signs recorded were fever, emaciation and lymphoadenopathy, anemia, monocytosis, thrompocytopenia, hypoalbuminemia, elevation in liver enzymes and total bilirubin were the most remarkable changes asso...

background: crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) is a feverous and hemorrhagic disease endemic in some parts of iran and caused by an arbovirus related to bunyaviridae family and nairovirusgenus. the main virus reser­voir in the nature is ticks, however small vertebrates and a wide range of domestic and wild animals are regarded as reservoir hosts. this study was conducted to determine the in...

overall 1906 adult ticks, as well as their nymphs and larvae were collected from the body surface of cattle in the animal husbandries located in north, north-east, south and south-west of ahwaz area, khoozestan, iran, during 1991-1993. the identified adult ticks were hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum (c.l.koch, 1844), hyalomma anatolicum excavatum (c.l. koch, 1844), boophilus annulatus (say, 1821)...

AIM Rickettsioses have an epidemiological importance that includes pathogens, vectors, and hosts. The dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus and the camel tick Hyalomma dromedarii play important roles as vectors and reservoirs of Rickettsiae. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Rickettsiae in ixodid ticks species infesting dogs and camels in Egypt, in addition to, the morphologi...

Minyak esensial rosemari telah banyak digunakan di berbagai bidang karena manfaatnya bagi kesehatan. Salah satu manfaat yang kurang diketahui adalah sifat antiparasitnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis pengaruh pemberian minyak terhadap waktu kematian caplak Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Pada penelitian ini, 50 ekor dibagi menjadi 5 kelompok dan masing-masing mendapatkan perlakuan berbeda ya...

Cuka sari apel banyak dibahas saat ini selain memiliki manfaat untuk kesehatan tubuh dan perawatan wajah, persiapan juga sifat antiparasit, terutama mengusir kutu pada anjing. Penelitian bertujuan menganalisis efek pemberian cuka kematian (Rhipicephalus sanguineus). Sampel dalam penelitian menggunakan 50 yang dibagi menjadi 5 kelompok (K-, 10% Apel, 15% 20% K +) dengan dua pengulangan. Dalam ko...