Seroprevalence of Selected Tick Borne Pathogens and Diversity and Abundance of Ixodid Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) at the Wildlife-Livestock Interface in Northern Botswana

Seroprevalence of Selected Tick Borne Pathogens and Diversity and Abundance of Ixodid Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) at the Wildlife-Livestock Interface in Northern Botswana

Ticks and tick borne diseases (TBDs) undermine livestock production with considerable economic losses to livestock producers in endemic areas worldwide. Despite the impact of ticks and TBDs in livestock production, there is a paucity of information on ticks and diseases they transmit in Botswana. To...

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Main Authors: Obuile O. Raboloko, Solomon S. Ramabu, Laure Guerrini, Ferran Jori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
tick borne diseases
Anaplasma spp.
Babesia spp.
T. parva
seroprevalence
ticks
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.00187/full

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