"Distribution of Soft Ticks and Their Infection with Borrelia in Hamadan Province, Iran"
Tick-borne diseases like tick-borne relapsing fever are a public health problem in Iran. Its occurrence is more prevalent in north part of country. In order to determine the distribution of soft ticks, Argasidae, and their infection with Borrelia species in Hamadan province, 53 villages were selecte...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2003-06-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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| Online Access: | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1972 |
| Summary: | Tick-borne diseases like tick-borne relapsing fever are a public health problem in Iran. Its occurrence is more prevalent in north part of
country. In order to determine the distribution of soft ticks, Argasidae, and their infection with Borrelia species in Hamadan province, 53
villages were selected randomly. A total of 4805 ticks were collected directly from human dwellings, poultries, and animal shelters. They
belong to the genus Argas and Ornithodoros, among which 52.3% were Argas persicus, 2.6% A. reflexus, 2% Ornithodoros canestrinni,
41.4% O. lahorensis, and 1.77% O.tholozani . The most prevalent species was A.persicus and the least one O. lahorensis. Examination
of ticks revealed that O.tholozani was infected with Borrelia persica. Infection rate and disease prevalence is coincident in the region. The
results will be discussed in more details in terms of preventive measures. |
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| ISSN: | 2251-6085 2251-6093 |