Table 4. Body part infestation of Ixodid tick species on hosts in mountainous area of Golestan province, Iran, 2009-2010.
| Species organ |
R. sanguineus |
R. bursa |
H. anatolicum |
H. marginatum |
H. asiaticum |
Total |
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| No | (%) | No | (%) | No | (%) | No | (%) | No | (%) | No | (%) | |
| Ear | 51 | 20.0 | 3 | 1.2 | 6 | 2.4 | 25 | 9.8 | 6 | 2.4 | 91 | 35.7 |
| Mammary glands | 40 | 15.7 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.8 | 10 | 3.9 | 2 | 0.8 | 55 | 21.6 |
| Body | 30 | 11.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 12.9 |
| Under tail | 49 | 19.2 | 5 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.0 | 15 | 5.9 | 2 | 0.8 | 76 | 29.8 |
| Total | 170 | 66.7 | 9 | 3.5 | 15 | 5.9 | 51 | 20.0 | 10 | 3.9 | 255 | 100.0 |
No=number of collected ticks on different parts of the host body, %=percentage of ticks.