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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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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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The application of molecular biology techniques to analyse diversity in Theileria parva populations in Zambia [PDF]
, 2000 This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Theileria parva is a complex protozoan parasite causing East Coast fever in Eastern and Central Africa.
Geysen, Dirk, Geysen, D.
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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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, 2017 The ticks Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus sanguineus are the main vectors of Theileria parva and Babesia spp. in cattle and dogs, respectively. Due to their impact in veterinary care and industry, improved methods against R. appendiculatus
Nene, Vishvanath M. +8 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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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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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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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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Identification and partial characterization of a gut Rhipicephalus appendiculatus cystatin
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2013 Vaccines are among the alternative tick control methods expected to replace at least in part the volumes of chemical acaricides currently used worldwide. However, a vaccination approach depends on a host immune response against proteins that are essential to tick physiology.
Saiki, Imamura +7 more
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