Seth Offei Addo, Ronald Essah Bentil, Mba-Tihssommah Mosore, Eric Behene, Julian Adinkrah, Janice Tagoe, Clara Yeboah, Bernice Olivia Ama Baako, Dorcas Atibila, Sandra Abankwa Kwarteng, Kwaku Poku-Asante, Ellis Owusu-Darbo, Victor Asoala, Daniel Lartei Mingle, Edward Owusu Nyarko, Anne T Fox, Andrew G Letizia, Joseph Diclaro William, Shirley Nimo-Paintsil, James F Harwood, Samuel Kweku Dadzie
Ticks are important disease vectors affecting animal health and causing substantial economic loss, especially in the tropics and subtropics. To examine the tick burden of cattle and associated risk factors for tick infestation, ticks were collected from 388 cattle within five regions in Ghana. Most of the cattle were males (50.3%) and generally older than 3 years (65%). Of the animals sampled, 2187 ticks were collected with a mean tick burden of 5.6 ticks per cattle, and the average tick burden on the udder/scrotum being significantly higher than in the anal region (Generalized Linear Mix Model [GLMM], p = 0...
April 5, 2024: Experimental & Applied Acarology