Distribution and molecular identification of ixodid ticks infesting cattle in Kilombero and Iringa Districts, Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

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 carried out by collecting ticks on cattle during the wet and dry seasons from January to August 2021 in order to determine hard tick prevalence, distribution, and abundance on cattle in Kilombero and Iringa Districts of Tanzania. The collected ticks were identified morphologically using published morphological keys under a stereomicroscope and confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing.

Results

Out of 740 examined cattle, 304, (41.08%) were infested with ticks. In total, 1,780 ticks were counted on one side

SUBMITTER: Magesa WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10422822 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature