Epidemiological study on the hard ticks of some domestic animals in Basrah

Abstract EN

A survey of the hard ticks, infected some animals in Basrah was carried out during the period from 1 / 1 / 2004 till 30 / 12 / 2004.

Results revealed the presence of three genus of the hard ticks namely Hyalomma, Rhipicephalus and Boophilus.

The Hyalomma was the dominant during the study with three species and three subspecies, there are: H.detritum.

H.

asiaticum, H.

dromedarii, H.

anatolicum anatolicum, H.a.excavatum, H.

marginatum luranicum.

Rhipicephalus has two species, these are: R.

turanicus and R.

sanguineus.

Boophilus has one species that is B.

annulatus .

It was found that H.

a.

excavalum, H.

m luranicum and R.

turanicus scattered in most animals examined while H.

asiaticum, H.

dromedarii and B.

annulatus infected one host only.

The area under the tail gained the highest percentage of ticks (45.7 %).

Cow acquired the highest percentage of infection (55.2 %).

The highest percentage through out the year was (28 %), The present study showes fluctuation of means and percentage of infection in different animals.

Buffalo acquired the highest mean of infection that was (8.6.) Cow acquired the highest percentage of ticks (male, female and nymph) these were (29.8 %), (32.5 %), (34 %) respectively.

Hartha was acquired the highest percentage of infection (52.7 %) while Zubair was the lowest (13 %.)