This study was carried out to investigate prevalence of tick infestations and identify tick genus
and species that parasitized one humped dromedary camels from random farm houses in Sebha
city, southern Libya. Out of 225 camels examined, 172 (76.44%) were infested with one or two
of tick species. Prevalence rate was (100%) in summer compared to (57.6%) in winter, with significant
difference (P < 0.05). The recovered ticks were Ixodes avatus (24.8%) in winter followed
by Argas persicus (12%), Haemophysalis sp. (9.6%), Hyalomma dromedarii (7.2%) and
Rhipicephalus annulatus (4.0%). But, in summer ticks were A. persicus (30.0%) followed by R.
annulatus (29.0%), H. dromedarii (17.0%), I. avatus (13.0%) and then Haemophysalis sp. No
doubt, global climate changes increase ectoparasites on animal and humans, and hence increasing
arthropod-borne infectious diseases.