Molecular Investigation of <i>Borrelia</i> spp. in Small Ruminants and Collected Hard Ticks from Them in Kurdistan Province, Western Iran

This study provides the molecular evidence of <i>Borrelia</i> species in livestock and ticks from Kurdistan Province, Iran. However, the limited number of positive samples and the restriction of sampling to a single province should be considered when interpreting these results. Broader studies covering multiple regions and host species are needed to better understand the epidemiology of <i>Borrelia</i> infections in Iran.