Hyalomma anatolicum is an economically important ixodid tick infesting cattle all around the globe as it is a vector for bovine tropical theilerosis. The present study was conducted for a period of one year in coastal Odisha and the prevalence of Hyalomma ticks were found to be 23.84%. There was a higher abundance of ticks during summer (29.56%), followed by monsoon (24.74%) and winter (17.22%). Tick population were highest during the month of May when temperature, relative humidity and rainfall recorded were 26.4–38.8 °C, 64% and 114.9 mm respectively. The correlation analysis of monthly tick burden with climatic factors revealed temperature to be the most dominant factor in abundance of ticks with highly significant correlation (p < 0.01) for minimum temperature (r = 0.899) and maximum temperature (r = 0.774). A moderate and low correlation was recorded for rainfall (r = 0.418) and relative humidity(r = 0.134) respectively. The investigation underlines the importance of various climatic factors on the abundance of the tick species.

Hyalomma anatolicum是一种经济上重要的蜱虫，感染全球各地的牛，因为它是牛热带泰勒病的媒介。本研究在奥里萨邦沿海地区进行了为期一年的研究，发现玻璃眼蜱的流行率为 23.84%。夏季蜱虫数量较多（29.56%），其次是季风期（24.74%）和冬季（17.22%）。 5 月份蜱虫数量最多，当时记录的温度、相对湿度和降雨量分别为 26.4–38.8 °C、64% 和 114.9 毫米。每月蜱负担与气候因素的相关性分析表明，温度是蜱丰度的最主要因素，与 最低温度（r  = 0.899）和最高温度（r = 0.774）具有高度显着相关性（ p < 0.01  ）。降雨量（ r  = 0.418）和相对湿度（r = 0.134）分别具有中度和低度相关性 。该调查强调了各种气候因素对蜱虫物种丰度的重要性。