Ticks and prevalence of tick-borne pathogens from domestic animals in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ticks are important vectors of various pathogenic protozoa, bacteria and viruses that cause serious and life-threatening illnesses in humans and animals worldwide. Estimating tick-borne pathogen prevalence in tick populations is necessary to delineate how geographical differences, environmental variability and host factors influence pathogen prevalence and transmission. This study identified ticks and tick-borne pathogens in samples collected from June 2016 to December 2017 at seven sites within the Coastal, Sudan and Guinea savanna ecological zones of Ghana.

Methods

A total of 2016 ticks were collected from domestic animals including cattle, goats and dogs. Ticks were morphologically identified and analysed for pathogens such as Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever v

SUBMITTER: Nimo-Paintsil SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8917784 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature