Prevalence and seasonal variation of tick-borne haemoparasites in cattle from north-eastern Uganda.

ABSTRACT: Theileriosis, babesiosis, anaplasmosis, and ehrlichiosis are the most important constraints to livestock production in Karamoja region, North-eastern Uganda. However, there are no large-scale studies on the prevalence and seasonal variation of tick-borne haemoparasites that are needed to design and implement tick-borne disease control programs. We collected 7080 blood samples from cattle across four districts of north-eastern Uganda during the dry (November 2022 to February 2023) and wet (July to August 2023) seasons. These samples were screened for the most important tick-borne haemoparasites (TBH) by conventional PCR, followed by capillary sequencing of representative PCR amplicons. There was no statistically significant difference [p > 0.05] in the overall prevalence of infection with a

SUBMITTER: Etiang P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12365306 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature