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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Tick diversity"”.
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Wildlife health in human-modified landscapes: epidemiology of tick-borne pathogens affecting black-backed jackals and caracals
… comparisons of body condition, host-attached tick diversity and tick-borne pathogen (TBP) epidemiology of two common mesocarnivore species, the black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) and caracal (Caracal caracal). Jackals (n=46) and caracals (n=27) were sampled from small livestock farmlands in …
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Comparative determination of tick burden and diversity in intensively managed wildlife estates under those with and without prescribed burning.
… conservancies ecosystems significantly reduces tick burden and diversity. In Zambia, the role of ticks in zoonotic disease transmission is not well described, partly, due to limited available information on tick burden and diversity in ex-situ conservancies. This study aimed to compare three …
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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) …