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ArticleParasitology research2021

Ticks and tick-borne pathogens infecting livestock and dogs in Tchicala-Tcholoanga, Huambo Province, Angola.

Gourgélia Sili, Charles Byaruhanga, Ivan Horak, Helena Steyn, Mamohale Chaisi, Marinda C Oosthuizen, Luís Neves

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Article in Parasitology research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Gourgélia SiliVectors and Vector-Borne Diseases Research Programme, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa.
Charles ByaruhangaVectors and Vector-Borne Diseases Research Programme, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa. cbyaruhanga27@yahoo.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5368-6400
Ivan HorakVectors and Vector-Borne Diseases Research Programme, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa.
Helena SteynOnderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Private Bag X05, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa.
Mamohale ChaisiVectors and Vector-Borne Diseases Research Programme, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa.
Marinda C OosthuizenVectors and Vector-Borne Diseases Research Programme, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa.
Luís NevesVectors and Vector-Borne Diseases Research Programme, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa.
University of Pretoria · ZAClínica Sagrada Esperança · AOEduardo Mondlane University · MZOnderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital · ZAOnderstepoort Veterinary Institute · ZASouth African National Biodiversity Institute · ZA

Funding

Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária do Huambo GS/2016University of Pretoria GS/UP/2016
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The diversity of ticks and tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) infesting domestic animals in Tchicala-Tcholoanga, Angola, in 2016 was investigated. Seventeen tick species were recorded, Amblyomma pomposum being the most abundant on cattle (40%), goats (38%) and sheep (35%); Rhipicephalus turanicus was the most abundant on dogs (46%). This study presents new records of Haemaphysalis paraleachi, R. compositus, R. kochi and R. sulcatus in Angola, the first georeferenced population of Ha. leachi in southern Africa and the second record of R. microplus in Angola. Using the reverse line blot (RLB) hybridisation assay, fifteen TBP species were detected in blood samples from cattle (n = 88), goats (n = 82), sheep (n = 85) and dogs (n = 85). F The most frequently detected species were Theileria velifera in cattle (78%), Theileria ovis in sheep (80%) and Babesia vogeli in dogs (35%). Species-specific quantitative PCR assays detected Babesia bigemina in 43% (35/80) of blood samples of cattle, while E. ruminantium was detected in 4% (3/70) of blood samples and in 7% of A. pomposum ticks. Anaplasma platys was detected from cattle (18%) and sheep (6%) during RLB analysis. These findings constitute pioneering research in Angola.

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AnaplasmaAngolaAnimalsBabesiaCattleCattle DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesDog DiseasesDogsFemaleGoat DiseasesGoatsIxodidaeLivestockMaleSheepAnaplasmaAngolaBabesiaReverse line blotTheileriaTicks

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