Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

Aegyptianella pullorum (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) in tick Argas persicus (Acari: Argasidae) from Iran: a preliminary assessment

Authors
1 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran;
2 Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Lorestan, Iran.
3 LorestanAgricultural and Natural Recourses Research Center, Lorestan, Iran; E-mail: majid.tavakoli43@gmail.com
10.22073/pja.v7i3.37407
Abstract
To date, no study was designed to detect Ae. pullorum in tick vectors in Iran. In the present study, we collected ticks from Lorestan Province, west of Iran.