5.Conclusion
The findings of the recent study indicate that the number of tick
species caught in this region is varied due to the large abundance of
livestock in Sarab county and the wealth of animal and livestock
husbandry practices and the production of dairy products. Because of the
small scale of the county it reveals the richness of different species
of ticks in this region. In the study of tick diversity in the research
region among different hosts, it was observed that all the indices
observed on sheep and goats have a comparatively higher value that the
ticks are more associated with long hair hosts, so periodically picking
the wool and hair of these hosts may be a way to reduce tick activity.
Throughout this research, the spreading of ticks as the vectors was
found randomly around the region, but internal analysis revealed that
the high-risk area of ticks was very high in the west of the study area
as well as being a large hotspot.
Acknowledgements
This study was financially supported by the Deputy of Research, Tehran
University of Medical Sciences, Grant No. 40919.