Seasonal distribution and faunistic of ticks in the Alashtar county (Lorestan Province), Iran

Behroz Davari; Firoz Nazari Alam; Hassan Nasirian; Mansour Nazari; Mohammad Abdigoudarzi; Aref Salehzadeh

doi:10.11604/pamj.2017.27.284.10341

The Pan African Medical Journal (Aug 2017)

Seasonal distribution and faunistic of ticks in the Alashtar county (Lorestan Province), Iran

Behroz Davari,
Firoz Nazari Alam,
Hassan Nasirian,
Mansour Nazari,
Mohammad Abdigoudarzi,
Aref Salehzadeh

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Behroz Davari: Department of Medical Entomology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Firoz Nazari Alam: Department of Medical Entomology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Hassan Nasirian: Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mansour Nazari: Department of Medical Entomology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Mohammad Abdigoudarzi: Reference Lab For tick Study, Department of Parasitology, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) Tehran, Iran
Aref Salehzadeh: Department of Medical Entomology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2017.27.284.10341
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 27, no. 284

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INTRODUCTION: Ticks are non-permanent obligate parasites that have considerable medical-veterinary and zoonosis importance. In this regard a study designed to investigate the distribution and fauna of ticks in the Alashtar county in Iran from April and March 2014.

Published in The Pan African Medical Journal

ISSN: 1937-8688 (Online)
Publisher: The Pan African Medical Journal
Country of publisher: Kenya
LCC subjects: Medicine
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