Abstract
In this research, sampling sites were selected randomly in mountainous and desert regions of Kashan. Hard ticks were separated from domestic and wildlife hosts such as cattle, sheep, goats, wolves, foxes, and porcupines. The collected ticks were stored in ethylic alcohol 70% and were identified by microscope stereo using a key in the laboratory. The results showed that there were at least 4 species of hard ticks of the Ixodidae family in Kashan County. Of the 1,498 ticks collected from the Ixodidae family, Hyalomma asiaticum (66.5%), Dermacentor marginatus (14.5%), Rhipicephalus sanguineus (0.5%), and Haemaphysalis sulcata (0.25%) were identified. Due to the existence of at least 4 species of ticks from family of Ixodidae, they have a significant role in the health system in terms of the transmission of various diseases. Hyalomma asiaticum tick was diagnosed with high frequency in the region. Hyalomma ticks are of the most important Crimean- Congo hemorrhagic fever vectors that have been reported in Iran.
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