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Ticks associated with the three largest wild ruminant species in Southern Africa
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2007 The objective of this study was to assess the host status of the three largest southern African wild ruminants, namely giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis, African buffaloes, Syncerus caffer, and eland, Taurotragus oryx for ixodid ticks.
I.G. Horak, H. Golezardy, A.C. Uys
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Biological compatibility between two temperate lineages of brown dog ticks, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato) [PDF]
, 2018 Background: The brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu stricto) is reputed to be the most widespread tick of domestic dogs worldwide and has also been implicated in the transmission of many pathogens to dogs and humans.
Capelli, Gioia +8 more
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Rhipicephalus microplus serine protease inhibitor family: annotation, expression and functional characterisation assessment [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus evades the host's haemostatic system through a complex protein array secreted into tick saliva. Serine protease inhibitors (serpins) conform an important component of saliva which are represented by a large
Kurscheid, Sebastian +3 more
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Ticks on pastures and on two breeds of cattle in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2011 Many studies on the population dynamics of questing ticks on pastures and of parasitic ticks on cattle have been conducted. Few, however, have attempted to link the two in a single study.
Nkululeko Nyangiwe +4 more
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Spatial clustering of fourteen tick species across districts of Zimbabwe
BMC Veterinary Research, 2021 Background Ticks transmit several diseases that result in high morbidity and mortality in livestock. Tick-borne diseases are an economic burden that negatively affect livestock production, cost countries billions of dollars through vaccine procurement ...
Munyaradzi Davis Shekede +6 more
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Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2011 The study aimed to assess the long-term population dynamics of questing Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus zambeziensis in two landscape zones of the Kruger National Park (KNP).
Arthur M. Spickett +2 more
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Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2012 Four hand-reared, naïve roan antelope, 4 months of age, were exposed to naturally infected pasture on a game farm in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, where roan are known to die from theileriosis.
Johan C.A. Steyl +3 more
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BMC Veterinary Research, 2023 Background Hard ticks infesting cattle are vectors of Tick-borne diseases that causes major public health problems and considerable socioeconomic losses to the livestock industry in tropical and subtropical countries. A repeated cross-sectional study was
Walter S Magesa +4 more
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Rickettsia spp. in Ticks of South Luangwa Valley, Eastern Province, Zambia
Microorganisms, 2023 Ticks are important vectors for Rickettsia spp. belonging to the Spotted Fever Group responsible for causing Rickettsiosis worldwide. Rickettsioses pose an underestimated health risk to tourists and local inhabitants. There is evidence of the presence of
Bruno S. J. Phiri +6 more
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Absolute quantification of the host-to-parasite DNA ratio in Theileria parva-infected lymphocyte cell lines [PDF]
, 2016 Theileria parva is a tick-transmitted intracellular apicomplexan pathogen of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa that causes East Coast fever (ECF). ECF is an acute fatal disease that kills over one million cattle annually, imposing a tremendous burden on ...
Bishop, Richard P. +5 more
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