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Vaccination of cattle with synthetic peptides corresponding to predicted extracellular domains of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus aquaporin 2 reduced the number of ticks feeding to repletion

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background There have been ongoing efforts to identify anti-tick vaccine targets to protect cattle from infestation with cattle fever ticks Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus.
Glen A. Scoles, Hala E. Hussein, Cassandra L. Olds, Kathleen L. Mason, Sara K. Davis   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Infestation of Ixodidae Ticks in Cattle: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in Ambo District, Western Ethiopia

East African Journal of Biophysical and Computational Sciences, 2022
In Ethiopia, ticks cause serious economic loss, particularly in ruminants. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Ambo district, Western Ethiopia from October 2018 to June, 2019with the objectives of determining the prevalence, identifying the ...
Addis Kassahun Gebremeskel, Berhanu Mekibib , Bekele Dabassa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence of a tick RNAi pathway by comparative genomics and reverse genetics screen of targets with known loss-of-function phenotypes in Drosophila

, 2009
Background The Arthropods are a diverse group of organisms including Chelicerata (ticks, mites, spiders), Crustacea (crabs, shrimps), and Insecta (flies, mosquitoes, beetles, silkworm).
Rodriguez Valle, Manuel, Lew-Tabor, AE, Doogan, VJ, Doogan, V.J, Roberto A Barrero, Vivienne J Doogan, Bruyeres, A.G., Bellgard, Matthew I., Valle, MR, Kurscheid, S., Guerrero, FD, Bellgard, M.I., Ulrike G Munderloh, Barrero, RA, Lew-Tabor, Ala E., Bruyeres, Anthea G., Doogan, Vivienne J., Kurscheid, S, Felix D Guerrero, Bruyeres, AG, Lew-Tabor, A.E., Manuel Rodriguez Valle, Anthea G Bruyeres, Guerrero, F.D., Matthew I Bellgard, Bellgard, MI, Munderloh, U.G., Munderloh, UG, Munderloh, Ulrike G., Rodriguez Valle, M., Sebastian Kurscheid, Kurscheid, Sebastian, Barrero, R.A., Ala E Lew-Tabor, Guerrero, Felix D., Barrero, Roberto A.   +35 more
core   +1 more source

Environmental Pesticide Exposure in the Etiology of Pediatric Brain Tumors and Leukemia: A Scoping Review of Epidemiological Studies

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric cancer is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children. The etiologies of pediatric cancer are largely unknown, but environmental pesticide exposures are likely to contribute. Chronic low‐dose exposure to pesticide mixtures through drinking water is a growing concern in agricultural communities.
Grace N. VanDeSteeg, Alyssa R. Russum, Matthew R. Sandbulte, Eleanor G. Rogan, Martha G. Rhoades   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distribution and prevalence of ixodid tick species (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting cattle in Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda

BMC Veterinary Research
Background Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TTBDs) are a significant threat to livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa. Transhumance pastoralism practiced in Karamoja region and other factors like cattle trade, communal grazing and the presence of ...
Patrick Etiang, Abubakar Musoba, David Nalumenya, Christian Ndekezi, Johnson Bbira, Sylvester Ochwo, Robert Tweyongyere, Dennis Muhanguzi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of Ehrlichia ruminantium infection in cattle in Cameroon

BMC Research Notes, 2018
Objectives Ehrlichia ruminantium infection (heartwater) is a major constraint that impacts negatively on the cattle industry development in sub-Saharan Africa and so far, little is known of the presence of heartwater in cattle in Cameroon.
Seraphine N. Esemu, Roland N. Ndip, Lucy M. Ndip   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Little penguins select more isolated nest boxes for breeding, but lay date influences breeding success

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
We determined that more isolated and possibly older nest boxes were selected by little penguins for breeding at Pōhatu/Flea Bay, New Zealand. However, breeding success was influenced by lay date in comparison to nest box characteristics. These findings inform immediate conservation recommendations regarding nest box design and placement.
Georgia S. M. Gwatkin, Rachel P. Hickcox, Chris N. Niebuhr, Alexandra J. Strang, Sarah P. Flanagan, Michelle A. LaRue   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

\ud The Effect of Deltamethrin-Treated Net Fencing Around Cattle Enclosures on Outdoor-Biting Mosquitoes in Kumasi, Ghana\ud [PDF]

, 2012
\ud Classic vector control strategies target mosquitoes indoors as the main transmitters of malaria are indoor-biting and –resting mosquitoes. However, the intensive use of insecticide-treated bed-nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying have put ...
Maria Lorenz, Lena, Marta Ferreira Maia, Ayimbire Abonuusum, Thomas Kruppa, Lena Maria Lorenz, Kruppa Thomas, Maia, Marta Ferreira, Ferreira Maia, Marta, Kruppa, Thomas, Rolf Garms, Peter-Henning Clausen, Garms, Rolf, Clausen Peter-Henning, Bauer Burkhard, Lorenz, Lena Maria, Bauer, Burkhard, Garms Rolf, Burkhard Bauer, Abonuusum, Ayimbire, Abonuusum Ayimbire, Clausen, Peter-Henning, Maia Marta Ferreira, Lorenz Lena Maria   +22 more
core   +1 more source

Using participatory scenario planning to explore the synergies and trade‐offs from upland treescape expansion

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The future of land use in the UK uplands is highly debated, with growing interest in increasing tree cover and other land use changes, alongside a desire to maintain traditional land use patterns and practices. Treescape expansion is likely to result in synergies and trade‐offs between different outcomes, so integrating stakeholder preferences
Melissa Minter, Susan Baker, Euan Bowditch, Sheena Carlisle, Natasha Constant, Alix Syder, Tom Finch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Open‐land‐derived agroforestry and effects of abandonment of management of the main crop on ecosystem services and woody plant diversity

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Tropical forests are rapidly declining. One promising strategy to reverse the loss of tropical forest is the establishment of agroforestry on open land. We combined interviews with biodiversity surveys to learn general lessons from success and nonsuccess stories of the establishment of open‐land‐derived coffee agroforests in one of the world's ...
Lucas M. Fonzaghi, Kristoffer Hylander, Thiago S. de Melo, Ayco J. M. Tack   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source