The College of Education for Pure Sciences at the University of Basrah  discussed a master's thesis on the role of some types of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in transmitting blood parasites to sheep in Basrah Governorate.
The message presented by the researcher (Noor Adnan Yassin) included
  Diagnosing the types of hard ticks that parasitize sheep in Basra Governorate and calculating infection rates and severity
And a study of seasonal variation of hard tick infestation in sheep of Basra Governorate.
And determining the role of hard ticks in transmitting some blood parasites by shedding light on the percentage of sheep infection with protozoa by microscopic examination and confirming the classification of species using PCR technology.
Determining the types of hard ticks that carry blood protozoa by identifying the protozoa they harbor by microscopic examination and confirming the classification of species using PCR technology 5.
And a study of the seasonal covariance of protozoan infection in sheep in Basra Governorate.
The study identified six types of ticks: Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum;
Hyalomma anatolicum exacavatum Hyalomma scupense
Rhipicephalis turanicus Rhipicephalus sanguineus Rhipicephalus (Boophilus)
 annulatus
The total infection rate with ticks was 37.08%, and the type Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum was recorded; The highest rate of infection, as for the type Hyalomma scupens, it was the lowest infection rate.
The infection of female ticks showed a significant difference from the infection of males, and the sex ratio was in favor of the furniture. In addition, a monthly variation was recorded in the infestation, as the highest rate of infection was recorded in May 66.67%, and the lowest in January was 18.33
Molecular diagnosis by using (PCR) technology showed that the blood types of the blood protozoa Babesia and Theileria for a group of sheep and tick blood samples were infected with four types of blood protozoa:
Thelieria annulata and from Babesia
Ovis, T.Iestoqardi, and T.ovis
Study recommended
Conducting more epidemiological studies on ticks and blood protozoa in animals to assess the economic losses and health risks, diagnose and direct measures to prevent and limit the spread of ticks, such as the use of acaricides in cooperation with veterinarians and relevant authorities. 3. Isolate and quarantine infected animals and do not introduce new animals to the herd until after making sure that they are free of infection
 And conducting immunological studies to detect the level of total and specific antibodies in infected sheep and trying to develop the appropriate vaccine against infection with protozoa
And conducting awareness campaigns for breeders about ticks and the diseases they transmit to humans and animals