Hard ticks circulate Anaplasma spp. in South-Khorasan province, Iran

Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology

مقاله 12، دوره 13، شماره 1 - شماره پیاپی 24، شهریور 2021، صفحه 97-101   

نوع مقاله: Short communication

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22067/ijvst.2021.68615.1014

نویسندگان

Amirsajad Jafari¹؛ Sahar Asadolahizoj²؛ Mehdi Rasekh³؛ Dariush Saadati⁴؛ Faezeh Faghihi⁵؛ Mehdi Fazlalipour⁶؛ Abolfazl Lotfi⁷؛ Mojtaba Beik Mohammadi,⁸؛ Asadollah Hosseini-Chegeni^{* 9}

¹Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran

²Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran.

³Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran

⁴Department of Nutrition and Animal Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran

⁵Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

⁶Department of Arboviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (National Ref Lab), Pasteur Institute of Iran (IPI), Tehran, Iran

⁷Damavand Agricultural College, Technical and Vocational University, Tehran, Iran

⁸North West of Tehran Health Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

⁹Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

چکیده

Ticks are vectors for several important zoonoses including different species of Anaplasma. The present study aims to determine the presence of Anaplasma spp. in hard ticks collected from livestock of South-Khorasan province, Iran. A total of 684 livestock were sampled and 269 ticks were collected. Two genera and 6 species of ticks were identified including Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Hyalomma detritium, Hyalomma marginatum, Hyalomma anatolicum, Hyalomma asiaticum, Hyalomma dromedarii and Hyalomma spp. Eleven Hyalomma nymphs and 3 Rhipicephalus nymphs were also identified. 100 Out of 269 ticks were chosen for molecular detection. DNA was extracted followed by PCR technique to detect Anaplasma spp. The presence of Anaplasma spp. was confirmed in 20 out of 100 tested samples (20%). All positive samples collected from Birjand county were Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Results of the present study showed a relatively high infection rate of Anaplasma in hard ticks in South-Khorasan Province.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Ixodidae؛ PCR؛ Hyalomma؛ Rhipicephalus

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