I am trying to find a new checklist of Iranian tick species and some information on ticks transmitting viral diseases, like CCHF. How many genera and species of ticks exist in Iran? Is there any complete references on these two topics?
Any suggestions and any related references would be greatly appreciated.
Hello Ali,
I don't know the answer to your question, but I'll be happy to help you find out. As to the previous response, let me suggest that we only can begin to understand the importance of tick-borne diseases when we know the species present. Further Ali, it seems clear that Amare didn't understand your question (and insulting someone who asks a question seems a bit... immature to me at best?). Perhaps it would be folly to understand the number of "any spp" somewhere (and maybe this is just a question based on misunderstood language). However, the number of species is a basic question of biodiversity, and I strongly support your original question. I'm certainly no expert on Iranian ticks or the Middle East, but I will definitely try to help. Contact me at [email protected] and we'll find an answer (although it just might be that someone needs to write another paper...).
Best Regards,
Rick
Dear Ali,
Reasonable question from a respectable acarologist. Like Rick, I also may support you with some literature from Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Just let me know!
All the best,
Mohamed
Richard N. Brown
Dear Rick,
Thank you so much for your kind message and helping me to find the details.
The main purpose of my questions is to find the more important species of ticks for livestock’s and the related diseases in my country. Definitely, it is the first step to find the details of each species. I had studied some papers related to my questions before, but need to know more about the species.
I will send you e-mail soon to talk more about that.
Best wishes,
Ali
P.S. For the first person’s answers, there is no need to reply … , when he is not professional on mites or ticks, and wrote unrelated items. I prefer not to waste my time and would like to make communications with the scientists. Please just check somethings on the RG.
Mohamed W. Negm
Dear Mohamed,
Thank you so much for your kind support. I will be happy to receive any related papers on tick species and their importance in diseases transmission in your country, Saudi Arabia, and even Japan, if you access the literature.
Take care my friend,
Ali
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