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Optimisation of integrated control of ticks and tsetse flies in mixed game and livestock interfaces in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda [PDF]

BMC Veterinary Research
Background Mixed Game and Livestock Interfaces (MGLIs) in and around conservation areas like Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) have typanosomosis, tsetse flies, Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases (TTBDs) as major constraints to livestock productivity ...
Michael Ocaido, Celsus Sente, Judith Irene Nagasha, Daniel Kiiza, William Edyang, Fred Kanyike, Solome Namirimu   +6 more
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A systematic review of ticks and tick-borne pathogens of cattle reared by smallholder farmers in South Africa [PDF]

Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
Ticks are important ectoparasites of domestic animals, wild animals and humans. They spread a variety of infective agents such as protozoans, viruses, and bacteria.
Katleho Sechaba Monakale, Maphuthi Betty Ledwaba, Rae Marvin Smith, Realeboga Masego Gaorekwe, Dikeledi Petunia Malatji   +4 more
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Tick genomics through a Nanopore: a low-cost approach for tick genomics [PDF]

BMC Genomics
Background The assembly of large and complex genomes can be costly since it typically requires the utilization of multiple sequencing technologies and access to high-performance computing, while creating a dependency on external service providers.
Christina Meiring, Monique Eygelaar, Josephus Fourie, Michel Labuschagne   +3 more
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Repellent Activities of Essential Oils of Some Plants Used Traditionally to Control the Brown Ear Tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus [PDF]

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2014
Essential oils of eight plants, selected after an ethnobotanical survey conducted in Bukusu community in Bungoma County, western Kenya (Tagetes minuta, Tithonia diversifolia, Juniperus procera, Solanecio mannii, Senna didymobotrya, Lantana camara ...
Wycliffe Wanzala, Ahmed Hassanali, Wolfgang Richard Mukabana, Willem Takken   +3 more
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Vector abundance and associated abiotic factors that influence the distribution of ticks in six provinces of South Africa [PDF]

Veterinary World
Background and Aim: Climatic conditions significantly impact the life stages and distribution patterns of ticks and tick-borne diseases. South Africa’s central plateau and various biomes offer a distinct landscape for studying the geography’s effects ...
Tsireledzo G. Makwarela, Appolinaire Djikeng, Tracy M. Masebe, Nyangiwe Nkululeko, Lucky T. Nesengani, Ntanganedzeni O. Mapholi   +5 more
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Molecular survey of cattle ticks in Burundi: First report on the presence of the invasive Rhipicephalus microplus tick.

PLoS ONE, 2021
A recent research study on prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in Burundi reported high prevalence and endemicity of Theileria parva, Anaplasma marginale and Babesia bigemina infections in cattle. Detailed information about tick species infesting animals,
Lionel Nyabongo, David O Odongo, Gad Milton, Eunice Machuka, Patrick Vudriko, Roger Pelle, Esther G Kanduma   +6 more
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Identification of a novel ß-adrenergic octopamine receptor-like gene (ßAOR-like) and increased ATP-binding cassette B10 (ABCB10) expression in a Rhipicephalus microplus cell line derived from acaricide-resistant ticks [PDF]

, 2016
Background: The cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is an economically important parasite of livestock. Effective control of ticks using acaricides is threatened by the emergence of resistance to many existing compounds. Several continuous R.
Bell-Sakyi, Lesley, Cooper, Katherine, Jonsson, Nicholas N., Koh-Tan, Han Hui, Strachan, Erin   +4 more
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Assessment of acquired immune response to Rhipicephalus appendiculatus tick infestation in different goat breeds

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2013
Changes in serum gamma globulin levels, numbers of replete female ticks and engorged tick mass were used as parameters to monitor the acquired immune response (antibody mediated immune response) elicited by Rhipicephalus appendiculatus adult tick ...
Jeyanthi B.P. Gopalraj, Francoise C. Clarke, Edward F. Donkin   +2 more
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In-vitro efficacy of solanum incanum on Rhipicephalus appendiculatus

Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, 2022
Abstract Herbal remedies have a long history of use for tick control. Solanum incanum ripe fruits are locally used to manage ticks. In this study, the effect of S. incanum fruit extracts on egg hatchability, inhibition of oviposition and larval mortality of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks was investigated. The reproductive efficiency of eggs
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Transovarial passage and transmission of LSDV by Amblyomma hebraeum, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus decoloratus [PDF]

Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2013
Lumpy skin disease (LSD), an acute, sub-acute or inapparent disease of cattle, is caused by lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV), a member of the genus Capripoxvirus in the family Poxviridae. LSD is characterised by high fever, formation of circumscribed skin lesions and ulcerative lesions on the mucous membranes of the mouth, respiratory and digestive ...
Lubinga, Jimmy Clement, Tuppurainen, Eeva S.M., Coetzer, Jacobus A.W., Stoltsz, Wilhelm Heinrich, Venter, Estelle Hildegard   +4 more
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