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Item Distribution and seasonal activity of tick species on cattle in the West Aegean region of Turkey(Springer, 2012-02) Bakırcı, Serkan; Saralı, Hakan; Eren, Hasan; Karagenç, Tülin; Aydın, Levent; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Veteriner Fakültesi/Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı.; 55808198600The aim of the present study was to determine the identity, seasonal activity and distribution of tick species of cattle in the West Aegean region of Turkey between June 2006 and May 2008. Nine villages within three provinces, viz. Manisa, Izmir and Aydin, were included in the study and a total of 75 animal barns were visited monthly for a period of 24 months and 443 cattle were examined for the presence of ticks. It was determined that 23% of cattle were infested with ticks. A total of 19,679 adult ticks were collected. The most abundant tick species was Hyalomma marginatum (33.5%) and H. excavatum (16.9%) in the study area. Seasonal appearance of the adult ticks varied among species. Adult ticks of the Hyalomma genus were present throughout the year, although in smaller numbers during the winter. Species of Rhipicephalus were detected in all seasons except autumn. Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus was identified in July and August, Haemaphysalis parva was detected during the autumn. Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor marginatus were identified during spring, autumn and winter. The study demonstrated the presence of I. ricinus, D. marginatus, Hyalomma rufipes and Hae. parva for the first time in the West Aegean region of Turkey.Item Hyalomma rufipes (Koch, 1844) infesting cattle in the West Aegean region of Turkey(TÜBİTAK, 2011) Bakırcı, Serkan; Saralı, Hakan; Latif, Abdalla; Eren, Hasan; Karagenç, Tulin; Aydın, Levent; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Veterinerlik Fakültesi/Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı.; 55808198600A total of 19,679 adult ticks were collected from 443 cattle in 9 villages in the West Aegean region of Turkey over 2 years (June 2006-May 2008). Thirteen out of the 19,679 adult ticks were identified as Hyalomma rufipes (12 adult males and 1 female). The ticks were identified according to their characteristic dark coloured conscutum and scutum along with the presence of small to medium but uniform and numerous punctations. Dimensions (length and width) of male and female H. rufipes ticks were 3075 and 1880 mu m and 3213 and 2181 mu m, respectively. The present study not only confirms previous observations demonstrating the presence of H. rufipes in cattle in Turkey, but also demonstrates for the first time its existence in the West Aegean region of the country.