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Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing bushbabies (Mammalia: Galagidae) in a biodiversity hotspot of northern South Africa

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
South Africa has six species of primates, three of which are bushbabies (family Galagidae). Very little information is available on their parasites due to the lack of longitudinal studies, although Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Amblyomma hebraeum and ...
Ali Halajian, Frank P. Cuozzo, Heloise Heyne, Michelle L. Sauther, Birthe Linden, Jabu Linden, Adrian SW. Tordiffe, Kgethedi Michael Rampedi, Sándor Hornok   +8 more
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First detection of Theileria parva in cattle from Cameroon in the absence of the main tick vector Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. [PDF]

Transbound Emerg Dis, 2020
Silatsa BA, Simo G, Githaka N, Kamga R, Oumarou F, Keambou Tiambo C, Machuka E, Domelevo JB, Odongo D, Bishop R, Kuiate JR, Njiokou F, Djikeng A, Pelle R.   +13 more
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The Rhipicephalus appendiculatus tick vector of Theileria parva is absent from cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) populations and associated ecosystems in northern Uganda. [PDF]

Parasitol Res, 2020
Obara I, Githaka N, Nijhof A, Krücken J, Nanteza A, Odongo D, Lubembe D, Atimnedi P, Mijele D, Njeri A, Mwaura S, Owido G, Ahmed J, Clausen PH, Bishop RP.   +14 more
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The effect of Beauveria bassiana inoculation on plant growth, volatile constituents, and tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) repellency of acetone extracts of Tulbaghia violacea. [PDF]

Vet World, 2020
Staffa P, Nyangiwe N, Msalya G, Nagagi YP, Nchu F.   +4 more
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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
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The ecology of Rhipicephalus zambeziensis and Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acarina, Ixodidae) with particular reference to Zimbabwe.

The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research, 1983
R. zambeziensis, like R. appendiculatus, is primarily a parasite of domestic and wild herbivores, and sometimes carnivores. Both species occur in parts of east, central and southern Africa, but they are not as a rule sympatric. In general, R. zambeziensis occurs in hotter, drier areas than does R.
Norval, R.A.I., Walker, Jane B., Colborne, J.   +2 more
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Rhipicephalus appendiculatus: cause and vector of diseases in Africa.

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 1982
Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neum. occurs mainly in the eastern and southern parts of Africa and is the principal cause and vector of some very important stock diseases in these areas. The diseases include the theilerioses, brown tick toxicosis and Nairobi sheep disease. These are briefly discussed, and emphasis is laid on the role of R. appendiculatus
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Epidemiological perspectives of ticks and tick-borne diseases in South Sudan: Cross-sectional survey results

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2012
A cross-sectional study was conducted between September and October 2010 in five states of South Sudan that were selected on the basis of the perceived risk of tick-borne diseases.
Fredrick M. Kivaria, Angolwisye M. Kapaga, Gabriel K. Mbassa, Paul F. Mtui, Rhombe J. Wani   +4 more
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Analyses of mitochondrial genes reveal two sympatric but genetically divergent lineages of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus in Kenya. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors, 2016
Kanduma EG, Mwacharo JM, Githaka NW, Kinyanjui PW, Njuguna JN, Kamau LM, Kariuki E, Mwaura S, Skilton RA, Bishop RP.   +9 more
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Induction of humoral immune response to multiple recombinant Rhipicephalus appendiculatus antigens and their effect on tick feeding success and pathogen transmission. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors, 2016
Olds CL, Mwaura S, Odongo DO, Scoles GA, Bishop R, Daubenberger C.   +5 more
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