A Survey of Tick Infestation and Tick-Borne Piroplasm Infection of Cattle in Oudalan and Seno Provinces, Northern Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT: In this study, cattle farms located in Oudalan and Séno, two provinces in the Sahel region, northern Burkina Faso, were surveyed. Cattle owners were interviewed, cattle were examined for tick infestation, and ticks as well as blood samples were collected during the dry season (October). Blood DNA samples were tested for Babesia and Theileria infections using nested PCRs and sequencing. A total of 22 herds, 174 Zebu cattle were investigated at 6 different sites. Overall, 76 cattle (43.7 %) from 18 farms (81.8%) were found infested with ticks. Cattle in Séno, adult cattle (>5 years) and those owned by the Fulani ethnic group were significantly (p < 0.05) more likely to be tick-infested. A total of 144 adult ticks belonging to five species namely: Hyalomma impeltatum, Hyalomma impressum, Hyal

SUBMITTER: Adjou Moumouni PF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8777743 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature