The Seasonal Activity of Ixodes ricinus Tick in Amol, Mazandaran Province, Northern Iran
Background: The present study aimed to demonstrate the seasonal activities of Ixodes ricinus at the pasture level and on the host.Methods: A vast pasture in Amol countryside (Mazandaran Province, Iran) which had the potential for a considerablenumber of cattle and sheep to graze was chosen.Tick sampling from the skin of 130 cattle and 130 sheep wer