Ixodid mite fauna and its role in the transmission of hemoparasite diseases to horned animals

Abstract

The study of ixodofauna of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic has established that the territory is inhabited by 16 species of mites connected to 4 come Ixodoidae: Hyalomma, Rhipicephalus, Dermacentor and Haemophysalis. 7 species out of these are Hyalomma, 4 species Der-macentor, Rhipicephalus 3 species and 2 species Haemophysalis. On the territory of the Autonomous Republic 4 species are considered dominating types: Hl. anatolicum, Hl.asiaticum D.marginatus and Rh.bursa. These species live in a wide range and transmit cattle pathogen theileriosis, piroplasmoses, as well as agents of babesiosis, anaplasmosis and prioplazmozis to horned cattle. 15 species out of the 16 identified species of mites parasitize on the body of domestic animals. 10 species of identified mites was found on the body of wild animals and reptiles and 5 species in the birds. Hl. aegiptium parasitizes only in the turtle body which for the first time was registered in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic. In Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic theileriosis is widely spread among horned cattle, the causative agent of which is theileria annulata and rarely anaplazmosis. Majority of animals with this disease can reach only in age of the first two years.