Investigation of blood parasites in livestock infested with argasid and ixodid ticks in Egypt

ABSTRACT

In this work, 19 species and subspecies of ixodid and argasid ticks Hyalomma dromedarii, H. impeltatum, H. Anatolicum excavatum, H. A. anatolicum, H. Truncatum, H. M. Marginatum, H. m. rufipes, H. m. turanicum, Boophilus annulatus, Rhipicephalus sanguineous, R. turanicus, R. guilhoni, R. camicasi, Amblyomma lepidium, A. marmoreum, A. variegatum, Argus persicus, A. hermanni and A. Arboreus were collected from different localities in five governorates [Giza, Sharqia, Ismailia, El-Behaira and Sinai]. Hyalomma species were found on camels and cows. B. Annulatus was found only on cows, Rhipicephalus species on dogs, camels and sheep. Amblyomma species were found on imported camels and Argus species on chickens, herons and pigeons. Examination of camels, cows, sheep and chickens infested with ticks showed Theileria annulata, Babesia bigemina, B. Ovis and Babesiosoma gallinarum, respectively. Hemoproteus columbae were found in pigeons