Evaluating the efficacy of Mazao Tickoff (Metarhizium anisopliae ICIPE 7) in controlling natural tick infestations on cattle in coastal Kenya: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Ticks and tick-borne diseases cause substantial economic losses to the livestock industry in sub-Saharan Africa. Mazao Tickoff is a novel bioacaricide developed for tick control and is based on the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae sensu lato (s.l.) isolate ICIPE 7. To date, no randomiz...

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Main Authors: Joseph Wang'ang'a Oundo, Daniel Masiga, Michael Nyang'anga Okal, Gebbiena M Bron, Komivi S Akutse, Sevgan Subramanian, Quirine Ten Bosch, Constantianus J M Koenraadt, Shewit Kalayou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272865