First record of Babesia and Theileria parasites in ticks from Kassena‐Nankana , Ghana

Ticks are efficient vectors for transmitting pathogens that negatively affect livestock production and pose a risk to public health. In this study, Babesia and Theileria species were identified in ticks collected from cattle, sheep and goats from the Kassena‐Nankana Districts of Ghana between Februa...

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Published in:Medical and veterinary entomology 2023-12, Vol.37 (4), p.878-882
Main Authors: Addo, Seth Offei, Bentil, Ronald Essah, Baako, Bernice Olivia Ama, Addae, Charlotte Adwoa, Behene, Eric, Asoala, Victor, Mate, Suzanne, Oduro, Daniel, Dunford, James C., Larbi, John Asiedu, Baidoo, Philip Kweku, Wilson, Michael David, Diclaro, Joseph W., Dadzie, Samuel K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amblyomma variegatum
Arachnids
Babesia
Babesia occultans
Disease prevention
Environmental risk
Health risks
Hyalomma truncatum
Livestock
Nucleotide sequence
Pathogens
Public health
Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi
Theileria
Theileria ovis
Theileria velifera
Vectors
Vectors (Biology)
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Summary:Ticks are efficient vectors for transmitting pathogens that negatively affect livestock production and pose a risk to public health. In this study, Babesia and Theileria species were identified in ticks collected from cattle, sheep and goats from the Kassena‐Nankana Districts of Ghana between February and December 2020. A total of 1550 ticks were collected, morphologically identified, pooled and screened for pathogens using primers that amplify a 560 bp fragment of the ssrRNA gene and Sanger sequencing. Amblyomma variegatum (62.98%) was the predominant tick species. From the 491 tick pools screened, 12/15 (2.44%) positive pools were successfully sequenced. The pathogen DNA identified were Theileria ovis in eight (15.38%) pools of Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi , Theileria velifera in two (0.78%) pools of A. variegatum and Babesia occultans and Babesia sp. Xinjiang in one (1.72%) pool each of Hyalomma truncatum . It was further observed that T. ovis occurred in ticks collected from only sheep ( p  
ISSN:0269-283X
1365-2915
DOI:10.1111/mve.12688