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Dr. Shameeran Salman Ismael Bamarni1.

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Hard ticks are widely distributed throughout the world and are obligate ectoparasites of vertebrate animals, including humans, and are the carriers of several diseases that affect humans. There are many species of hard ticks including Hyalomma, Dermacentar, Amblyomma, Anocentor, Apanomma, Haemaphysalis, Rhipicephalus, and Boophilus (1). Hyalomma asiaticum is species of hard tick and regarded as the vector that can transmit to humans and animals many pathogens such as Theileria annulata, Anaplasma marginale, and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, causing a serious risk to animal husbandry and a risk to the general public's health as well as financial losses (2, 3). This article aimed because there are few researches about Hyalomma asiaticum asiaticum.

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