ArticleParasites & vectors2016
Community structure, seasonal variations and interactions between native and invasive cattle tick species in Benin and Burkina Faso.
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- Tick-Borne Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review of Pathogens, Research Focus, and Implications for Public Health.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
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- Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Tick Species Infesting Cattle in South Africa.Veterinary sciences · 2024Article
- Detection of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus antibodies in cattle in Kenedougou and Mouhoun provinces in Burkina Faso.Open veterinary journal · 2024Article
- Serological evidence and factors associated with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in sheep in Burkina Faso.Veterinary medicine and science · 2023Article
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- In critique of anthropocentrism: a more-than-human ethical framework for antimicrobial resistance.Medical humanities · 2022Review
- A Survey of Tick Infestation and Tick-Borne Piroplasm Infection of Cattle in Oudalan and Séno Provinces, Northern Burkina Faso.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Efficacy of two commercial synthetic pyrethroids (cypermethrin and deltamethrin) on Amblyomma variegatum and Rhipicephalus microplus strains of the south-western region of Burkina Faso.Tropical animal health and production · 2021Article
- First tick and tick damage perception survey among sedentary and transhumant pastoralists in Burkina Faso and Benin.Veterinary medicine and science · 2021Article
- Epidemiology of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Africa-Underestimated for Decades.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2021Review
- Beta diversity of gastrointestinal helminths in two closely related South African rodents: species and site contributions.Parasitology research · 2019Article
- West African Cattle Farmers' Perception of Tick-Borne Diseases.EcoHealth · 2018Article
- Molecular and MALDI-TOF identification of ticks and tick-associated bacteria in Mali.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2017Article
- Spatio-temporal variation of fish taxonomic composition in a South-East Asian flood-pulse system.PloS one · 2017Article
- Ehrlichia ruminantium infects Rhipicephalus microplus in West Africa.Parasites & vectors · 2016Article
- Experiences in Tick Control by Acaricide in the Traditional Cattle Sector in Zambia and Burkina Faso: Possible Environmental and Public Health Implications.Frontiers in public health · 2016Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe variation of tick abundance on ruminants had received little attention in West Africa before Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus started to invade this region in the early 2000s. Ten years later, R. microplus was suspected to have replaced the native ticks. In addition to testing this hypothesis, this study investigated the interactions between native and invasive ticks and the relative role of climatic and geographical variables in the variations of tick community composition (beta diversity) on cattle herds.
methodsA one-year-long survey was performed in Benin and Burkina Faso during which adult ticks were collected from 144 steers from 12 localities in four different areas once a month. Morphological features were used to assign the collected ticks to different species (A. variegatum, R. annulatus, R. decoloratus, R. microplus and R. geigyi). Beta diversity analyses and generalized linear models allowed characterizing the geographical variations in species assemblage and the effect of co-infestation patterns on the seasonal variations in the abundance and incidence rates of each taxon.
resultsAbout 68% (22,491/32,148) of all the adult ticks collected in one year were R. microplus. The most heterogeneously distributed taxa were Hyalomma spp and R. microplus and the lowest specific diversity was found in Central Burkina Faso. Although climatic variables did not provide any additional information on the variation in species assemblages compared with the sampling geography, adult tick abundance tended to peak during the late (Boophilus subgenus) or early (other taxa) rainy season. In most taxon-per-locality analyses, the abundance and incidence rate of a given tick taxon significantly increased when the host was co-infested by other taxa. The comparison with previous estimates (when possible) did not support the hypothesis that R. microplus invasion led to a decrease in native tick species abundance.
conclusionsThe co-infestation patterns among native and invasive tick species are key factors for the determination of the community structure and the infestation dynamics of each tick taxon in West African cattle.
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