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标题：DISTRIBUTION OF SOFT TICKS AND THEIR INFECTION WITH BORRELIA IN HAMADAN PROVINCE, IRAN
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作者：VATANDOUST H. ; GHADERI A. ; JAVADIAN E. 等
期刊名称：Iranian Journal of Public Health
印刷版ISSN：2251-6085
电子版ISSN：2251-6093
出版年度：2003
卷号：32
期号：1
页码：22-24
语种：English
出版社：THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
摘要：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.
关键词：SOFT TICKS; BORRELIA; IRAN