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ArticleVeterinary medicine international2024

Spatial and Seasonal Patterns of Tick Infestations in Kassena-Nankana Livestock.

Seth Offei Addo, Ronald Essah Bentil, Bernice Olivia Ama Baako, Jane Ansah-Owusu, Christopher Nii Laryea Tawiah-Mensah, Eric Behene, Victor Asoala, James C Dunford, John Asiedu Larbi, Philip Kweku Baidoo and 3 more

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Article in Veterinary medicine international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Seth Offei AddoParasitology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4470-4504
Ronald Essah BentilParasitology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3351-4027
Bernice Olivia Ama BaakoNavrongo Health Research Centre, Navrongo, Upper East Region, Ghana.
Jane Ansah-OwusuParasitology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8868-3768
Christopher Nii Laryea Tawiah-MensahParasitology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8818-5091
Eric BeheneParasitology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Victor AsoalaNavrongo Health Research Centre, Navrongo, Upper East Region, Ghana.
James C DunfordNavy Entomology Center of Excellence, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
John Asiedu LarbiDepartment of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2396-0269
Philip Kweku BaidooDepartment of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Michael David WilsonParasitology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Joseph W DiclaroNavy Entomology Center of Excellence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Detachment, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Samuel K DadzieParasitology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4105-1010
University of Ghana · GHKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · GHNavrongo Health Research Centre · GHCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · USUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability of ticks to adapt to different ecological zones, coupled with the spread of infectious pathogens negatively affects livestock production and thus, there is a need for better control strategies. However, control measures within a geographical region can only be effective if there is available information on tick population dynamics and ecology. This study focused on ticks infesting livestock in the Kassena-Nankana Districts of the Upper East Region of Ghana. The ticks were morphologically identified, variables such as season, animal host, and predilection sites were recorded, and the data were analyzed using STATA version 13. Out of 448 livestock examined, tick infestation in cattle was (78.60%), followed by sheep (25%) and goats (5.88%). A total of 1,550 ticks including nymphs (303) and adults (1,247) were collected. Adult ticks were found to be significantly associated with season (

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