Widespread movement of invasive cattle fever ticks (Rhipicephalus microplus) in southern Texas leads to shared local infestations on cattle and deer

Widespread movement of invasive cattle fever ticks (Rhipicephalus microplus) in southern Texas leads to shared local infestations on cattle and deer

Abstract Background Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is a highly-invasive tick that transmits the cattle parasites (Babesia bovis and B. bigemina) that cause cattle fever. R. microplus and Babesia are endemic in Mexico and ticks persist in the United States inside a narrow tick eradication quaran...

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Main Authors: Joseph D Busch, Nathan E Stone, Roxanne Nottingham, Ana Araya-Anchetta, Jillian Lewis, Christian Hochhalter, John R Giles, Jeffrey Gruendike, Jeanne Freeman, Greta Buckmeier, Deanna Bodine, Roberta Duhaime, Robert J Miller, Ronald B Davey, Pia U Olafson, Glen A Scoles, David M Wagner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Bovine babesiosis
Cattle fever ticks
Eradication
Population genetics
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-188

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https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-188

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