Ticks infesting cattle in Central Equatoria region of South Sudan

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

 
 
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Title Ticks infesting cattle in Central Equatoria region of South Sudan
 
Creator Marcellino, Wani L. Julla, Ibrahim I. Salih, Diaeldin A. El Hussein, Abdel R.M.
 
Subject Veternary sciences( Ticks survey) Cattle; Central Equatoria; infestation; South Sudan; ticks
Description Ticks infesting cattle represent a serious problem for improvement of cattle productivity in South Sudan. There has been limited information on ticks and tick-borne diseases in southern Sudan. This study was initiated to update the current distribution of ticks infesting cattle in the Central Equatoria region of South Sudan. The surveys for the present study were conducted at various cattle camps in Juba, Mangalla and Terekeka between December 2004 and June 2005. A total of 2322 ticks were collected from the bodies of 88 randomly selected cattle. Ticks were preserved in 70% ethanol for later identification. Seven ixodid tick species were found to infest cattle in Juba whilst six species were recorded in Mangalla and only four species in Terekeka. Amblyomma variegatum was the most common and widely distributed species found on cattle across all the study locations. Amblyomma lepidum was not found during this study. Based on these findings, it would be advisable to preempt the situation and institute containment procedures before possible East Coast fever outbreaks occur.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor Animal \resources Research corporation Khartoum sudan
Date 2011-11-15
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Survey
Format text/html application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/ojvr.v78i1.336
 
Source Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research; Vol 78, No 1 (2011); 5 pages 2219-0635 0030-2465
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage Juba, Mangalla and Terekeka counties Cross sectional as from December 2004 to January 2006 sample were collected from indigenous cattle, all ages and both sexes were sampled
Rights Copyright (c) 2011 Wani L. Marcellino, Ibrahim I. Julla, Diaeldin A. Salih, Abdel R.M. El Hussein https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0
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