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Ticks infesting domestic animals in northern Greece

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The tick species infesting grazing animals in the countryside of 11 prefectures in Northern Greece were investigated during April–July and September–December of consecutive years 2003–2006. A total of 3,249 (1,952 males, 1,297 females) adult ticks were collected from goats, sheep, cattle and dogs. Ticks were identified as Ixodes ricinus (44.57%), Ixodes gibbosus (4.09%), Rhipicephalus bursa (19.14%), Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Rhipicephalus turanicus (5.79%), Hyalomma marginatum marginatum (12.40%), Dermacentor marginatus (0.31%) and Boophilus annulatus (4.43%). Rhipicephalus spp. and Hyalomma spp. were abundant in all prefectures, Ixodes spp. were present in 9/11 prefectures, Boophilus spp. in 4/11, while Dermacentor spp. were found only in one. Results of this study give an insight into the ecology of ticks and their potential of tick-borne diseases in the country.

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  1. Department of Microbiology (WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Arboviruses and Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses), Medical School, Aristotle University, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Vasiliki Pavlidou, Spyros Gerou, Melania Kahrimanidou & Anna Papa

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Pavlidou, V., Gerou, S., Kahrimanidou, M. et al. Ticks infesting domestic animals in northern Greece. Exp Appl Acarol 45, 195–198 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-008-9167-5

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