Abstract The study evaluated the hard ticks’ prevalence parasitizing dromedary camels (Camelus dromedaries) in Aswan Governorate from July 2020 to August 2021. Of 1190 camels examined 1060 (89%) were infested. Factors were camel age, sex, infested site, and seasonal variations association with the tick distribution, as camels > 10 years were at higher risk rate of 97% (390/410). The infestation rate was 90% (990/1100) in males and 77.8% (70/90) in females. Exposure to infestation was higher in summer 93.7% (458/489) than other seasons. The face, udder, testes, hind limbs, and tail were the most infested site 97.5% (1160/1190) for each, followed by forelimbs was 96.6% (1150/1190), chest was 94% (1120/1190), and abdomen was 92.4% (1100/1190). Statistical analysis of the possible associated risk factors, camel’s age, gender, sampling season, and infested parts within animal body were all found to be significantly a ffected and related to hard tick distribution (P<0.05). Also, the identification and morphological characterization of the isolated hard ticks were performed using stereomicros
Research Date	
              Research Department	
              
          Research Journal	
              Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
          Research Member	
          
      Research Publisher	
               the Egyptian Society of Parasitology,
          Research Rank	
              INTERNATIONAL
          Research Vol	
              52(1)
          Research Website	
              https://jesp.journals.ekb.eg/
          Research Year	
              2022
          Research_Pages	
              123 - 132
          Research Abstract	
              
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