Introduction: Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a fatal tick-borne viral zoonosis with a case fatality rate of 5% to 30%. CCHF has been documented as the most frequent tick-borne viral infection in Iran with more than 50 cases annually. Kerman Province in the south of Iran is one of the CCHF-endemic areas of the country, but no data on infection of ticks with this virus from this area i...

Background and Aims: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a zoonosis caused by a Nairovirus of the family Bunyaviridae. Infection is transmitted to humans mostly by Hyalomma ticks. This study was conducted to determine the rate of CCHFV infection in ticks in Qom province of Iran. Materials and Methods: In this study, Reverse transcription – polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used...

The objectives of this study were to determine the diversity, seasonal dynamics and abundance of ticks infesting cattle in Isfahan zone, Iran. The study was conducted in three traditional cattle farms. No acaricides had been applied to cattle at the selected farms. Adult ticks were collected twice per month from different parts of the cattle's body. Environmental data, including relative humidi...

Abstract Present study was conducted to record ecotoparasitic prevalence in bat fauna of the northwestern parts Pakistan. A total 204 specimens representing 14 species were captured during a two year survey, extending from June 2015 through May 2016. soft ticks Argas vespertilionis identified 23 specimens. Similarly, members family Dermanyssoidae (dermanyssoid mites) isolated 10 specimens, that...

background: crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) is a severe tick-born illness caused by the cchfv. ruminant animals are the main host to ticks, and ticks are a vector of cchf. therefore, this survey was carried out in 2013 on ticks of khouzistan province, in the southwest of iran, to specify tick species parasitizing live stocks and their seasonal population dynamics. materials and methods: ...

background:ticks are obligatory blood sucking arthropodsthat can transmit important pathogens. objectives: thedistribution and diversity of ticks fauna were last studied in the northof iran in 2007. mazandaran province has a humid climate, whichis favourable to animal husbandry such as sheep breeding. due tohumid climate, the likelihood of exposure to tick infestation isincreasing. the aim of t...

The role of migratory birds in the spread ticks and tick-borne pathogens along their routes from Africa to Europe is increasingly emerging. Wild can host several tick species, often infected by bacteria responsible for zoonoses. aim study assess possible introduction exotic carried into Italy detect presence Rickettsia species Coxiella burnetii they may harbor. During a two-year survey, we coll...

background: ticks are hematophagous arthropod belonging to the class of arachnids. ticks are also one of the major vectors of pathogens to animal and human. this study was conducted to determine tick infestation rate of sheep in abdanan during 2007 – 2008. methods: sampling was performed seasonally in 19 villages during spring 2007 until winter 2008. a total of 1095 sheep were selected and test...

Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is an arthropod-borne infection found in the Middle East, Africa, Europe and North America. The disease is caused by several species of Borrelia and transmitted by various species of soft ticks [1,2]. Specific relationships usually exist between Borrelia species, the vector ticks and the distribution area [3]. Ornithodoros tholozani is distributed in the Middle...

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