Exploring the prevalence and diversity of bovine ticks in five agro-ecological zones of Pakistan using phenetic and genetic tools

Tick infestation is a leading cause of tick-worry and tick-borne diseases in livestock and associated economic losses in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The cattle and buffalo populations in Pakistan are exposed to tick infestation throughout the year, but very little is known about t...

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Published in:Ticks and tick-borne diseases 2020-09, Vol.11 (5), p.101472-101472, Article 101472
Main Authors: Ghafar, Abdul, Gasser, Robin B., Rashid, Imran, Ghafoor, Aamir, Jabbar, Abdul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Buffalo
Cattle
Hard tick
Hyalomma hussaini
Pakistan
Rhipicephalus annulatus
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Summary:Tick infestation is a leading cause of tick-worry and tick-borne diseases in livestock and associated economic losses in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The cattle and buffalo populations in Pakistan are exposed to tick infestation throughout the year, but very little is known about the biology, diversity and distribution of tick species across different agro-ecological zones (AEZ) of the country. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence (number of bovines infested with ticks out of the investigated population) and diversity of hard ticks infesting bovines in 30 villages located in five distinct AEZs (i.e. Arid, Indus delta, Northern irrigated plain, Sandy desert and Southern irrigated plain). We collected a total of 774 ticks (adult and nymphs) from cattle (n = 116) and water buffaloes (n = 88) on small-holder dairy farms (with
ISSN:1877-959X
1877-9603
DOI:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101472