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Keywords
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Dermacentor, fauna, Haemaphysalis, Hyalomma, Ixodidae, Rhipicephalus
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Abstract
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Hard ticks are of both health and economic importance. They feed on blood and
transmit disease agents to human and livestock. The family Ixodidae is the largest and most
important family of hard ticks including 13 genera and approximately 650 species. This study
aimed to investigate biodiversity of hard ticks infesting livestock in Malekan County, Tabriz,
Iran. Ticks were collected from livestock in 19 villages located in 3 different climatic regions
along the North-South transit highway in Malekan County. The specimens were confined in
coded vials and transferred to the lab under proper humidity and temperature conditions for
taxonomic identification. In total, 345 hard ticks (......
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