The Occurrence of Cattle Tick Fever in a Region of the Atlantic Forest on the Border with the Caatinga in Brazil.

ABSTRACT: The Atlantic Forest biome is considered an area in which tick fever is endemic, while the Caatinga biome is considered an area in which tick fever is non-endemic. A survey on cattle tick fever was carried out in 448 cattle farms located in an area of the Atlantic Forest biome which borders the Caatinga biome. A retrospective study of five years, conducted from January 2018 to October 2022, allowed for the identification of the occurrence of tick fever in 44 out of the 448 herds visited. In 70.5% (31/44) of the herds involved, the disease was caused by Anaplasma marginale; in 6.8% (3/44), the disease was caused by Babesia spp.; and in 22.7% (10/44), the disease was caused by a coinfection of Babesia spp. and A. marginale. The disease mainly occurred from August to November (23/44). Bos taur

SUBMITTER: Puentes JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10705069 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature