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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Tick control"”.
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Tick Control Methods for <i>Amblyomma americanum</i> in Virginia: Applications and Modeling
<p>Tick-borne diseases continue to increase in the United States, and yet no comprehensive method of tick control currently exists. The lone star tick, <em>Amblyomma americanum</em>, is an aggressive human-biting tick and vector of several pathogens which effect both humans and other animals. …
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Tick control in Tswana, Simmental and Brahman cattle by means of Neem seed extracts (Azadirachta indica)
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Tickborne Diseases in Long Island, New York
… in the USA are transmitted through the bite of ticks. In the Northeast, tickborne infections are a major public health concern and a source of significant morbidity. Human-centric factors that influence tickborne disease risk include the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of individuals and …
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Molecular detection and factors associated with selected tickbone zoonoses in dogs in Chilanga district in Zambia
… of these infections are pathogens transmitted by ticks which are currently considered to be second only to mosquitoes as vectors of human infectious diseases in the world. Tick-borne zoonoses are not considered a priority due to resource constraints and focus on other more fatal vector-borne …
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Molecular detection and factors associated with selected tickbone zoonoses in dogs in Chilanga district in Zambia
… of these infections are pathogens transmitted by ticks which are currently considered to be second only to mosquitoes as vectors of human infectious diseases in the world. Tick-borne zoonoses are not considered a priority due to resource constraints and focus on other more fatal vector-borne …
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Exploring cattle tick infestations, farmers knowledge, attitudes, and control practices in selected villages of Collins Chabane Local Municipality, Limpopo Province
Tick infestations remain a significant constraint to cattle health and productivity in communal farming systems of South Africa. A cross-sectional mixed-methods approach was employed, combining tick surveys, clinical examinations of cattle, and a farmer’s knowledge, attitudes and perceptions (KAP) …
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Interference with biologic transmission of Anaplasma marginale by targeting the tick-pathogen interface
Ticks are globally renowned vectors for numerous zoonoses. Ixodid ticks transmit a variety of viral, bacterial, and protozoan pathogens to their vertebrate hosts. Because of the expansion of the geographic ranges of both ticks and pathogens, increasing tick populations, emerging tick-borne …
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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices of small household farmers towards heartwater disease and molecular characterization of Ehrlichia ruminantium in Limpopo province, South Africa
Background: Heartwater is a disease spread by ticks that is brought on by the obligatory intracellular bacterium Ehrlichia ruminantium. Heartwater disease is one of the major obstacles to livestock production as it affects many livestock animals including domesticated animals such as goats, cattle, …
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Population Genetic Structure of Ixodes pacificus Ticks and Detection of Their Pathogens In-Silico
Ticks are hematophagous ectoparasites responsible for the transmission of several serious illnesses in humans, domestic animals, livestock, and wildlife. As climate changes and ticks are introduced into new areas by their host, regions unfamiliar with tick-borne disease become vulnerable to …
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The toxicity and repellent properties of plant extracts used in ethnoveterinary medicine to control ticks
… in the northern parts of South Africa to control ticks on livestock were selected from the database of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute. The leaves of these species were extracted with organic solvents ranging from polar to non-polar (methanol, acetone and dichloromethane). Infusions …
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Ecology and molecular epidemiology of tick-borne infection in Kachia Grazing Reserve, Nigeria
Ticks and tick-borne infections (TBIs) are serious veterinary and medical concerns in much of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite their economic importance, information on the epidemiology of these infections in many SSA countries, including Nigeria, is lacking or inadequate, resulting in potentially …