ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2024
Ticks and tick-borne pathogens in selected abattoirs and a slaughter slab in Kumasi, Ghana.
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- African tick-borne viruses: A systematic review of diversity, epidemiology, clinical impact, and one health strategies.Veterinary research communications · 2026Pooled it
- Tick-Tac-Foe: When Ticks, Trade, and Zoonotic Pathogens Align in African Wet Meat Markets.Public health challenges · 2026Review
- Molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens of zoonotic and veterinary importance in ticks from hunting dogs in Ghana.Veterinary research communications · 2026Article
- Occurrence of Tick-Borne Pathogens inVeterinary medicine international · 2026Article
- Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Abattoir Workers in Kumasi Towards Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens.Public health challenges · 2025Article
- First record and molecular identification of Amblyomma geoemydae and Haemaphysalis campanulata parasitizing wildlife in Ashanti Region, Ghana.Veterinary research communications · 2025Article
- Bushmeat Consumption and the Risk of Zoonotic Tick-Borne Pathogen Infections in Ghana: An Increasing Risk to Public Health.Public health challenges · 2025Article
- Identification ofLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Ticks and tick-borne pathogens in selected abattoirs and a slaughter slab in Kumasi, Ghana.Veterinary medicine and science · 2024Article
- Public knowledge and awareness of tick-borne pathogens and diseases: A cross-sectional study in Ghana.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundTicks are vectors of pathogens that affect the health of animals and humans. With the constant trade of livestock across borders, there is the risk of new tick species invasion accompanied by the spread of infectious tick-borne pathogens.
aimThis study sought to determine the diversity of tick species within abattoirs and a slaughter slab as well as identify the pathogens carried by these ticks.
methodsThe ticks were collected from slaughtered cattle, identified and screened for pathogens using PCR and sequencing.
resultsA total of 371 ticks were collected from slaughtered cattle across the three sampling sites: Kumasi abattoir (288, 77.63%), Akwatia Line slaughter slab (52, 14.02%) and Suame abattoir (31, 8.35%). The predominant species was Amblyomma variegatum (85.44%) with Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.) (0.27%) as the least occurring species. Total nucleic acid from the tick pools was screened for pathogens based on the nucleoprotein gene region in the S segment of the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) genome, the 295-bp fragment of the transposase gene of the Coxiella burnetii IS1111a element, the 560 bp segment of the ssrRNA gene of Babesia and Theileria, the 345 bp fragment of the Ehrlichia genus 16SrRNA gene and the rOmpA gene (OmpA) of Rickettsia. From the 52 tick pools screened, 40 (76.92%) were found positive for pathogen DNA. The pathogens identified were Rickettsia africae (69.23%), Rickettsia aeschlimannii (7.69%), C. burnetii (5.77%), uncultured Ehrlichia sp. (5.77%), Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii (3.85%) and CCHFV (3.85%). A significant association was observed among A. variegatum, Hyalomma rufipes, Hyalomma truncatum and occurring tick-borne pathogens R. africae, R. aeschlimannii and uncultured Ehrlichia sp. (p < 0.001).
conclusionThe findings show the occurrence of zoonotic pathogens, suggesting an increased risk of infections among the abattoir workers. There is a need to adopt control measures within the abattoirs to prevent pathogen spread.
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