ABSTRACT
Ticks continue to facilitate the spread of pathogens globally, thereby influencing the health of both humans and animals. Ticks have been documented to infest animals including pets and livestock, transmitting bacterial pathogens including Rickettsia species. It is common to find many Ghanaian households rearing animals, thus increasing the risk of infection. It is therefore important to identify the present tick species and determine their potential to transmit diseases. This study sought to collect, identify and analyse ticks from livestock for Rickettsia species across some selected sites in Guinea Savana and Coastal grassland of Ghana. The ticks were identified using available keys and pooled by sex and species. A total of 1,493 ticks were collected comprising of 516 (34.56%) females and 977 (65.44%) males. Seven tick species were identified with Amblyomma variegatum (73.14%) as the predominant species and Rhipicephalus boophilus (0.07%) as the least occurring species. There was a significant difference (p
TAGOE, J (2021). DETECTION OF TICK-BORNE RICKETTSIA SPECIES IN TICKS COLLECTED FROM CATTLE IN SOME SELECTED SITES IN GHANA. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/detection-of-tick-borne-rickettsia-species-in-ticks-collected-from-cattle-in-some-selected-sites-in-ghana
TAGOE, JANICE "DETECTION OF TICK-BORNE RICKETTSIA SPECIES IN TICKS COLLECTED FROM CATTLE IN SOME SELECTED SITES IN GHANA" Afribary. Afribary, 09 Mar. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/detection-of-tick-borne-rickettsia-species-in-ticks-collected-from-cattle-in-some-selected-sites-in-ghana. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
TAGOE, JANICE . "DETECTION OF TICK-BORNE RICKETTSIA SPECIES IN TICKS COLLECTED FROM CATTLE IN SOME SELECTED SITES IN GHANA". Afribary, Afribary, 09 Mar. 2021. Web. 26 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/detection-of-tick-borne-rickettsia-species-in-ticks-collected-from-cattle-in-some-selected-sites-in-ghana >.
TAGOE, JANICE . "DETECTION OF TICK-BORNE RICKETTSIA SPECIES IN TICKS COLLECTED FROM CATTLE IN SOME SELECTED SITES IN GHANA" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 26, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/detection-of-tick-borne-rickettsia-species-in-ticks-collected-from-cattle-in-some-selected-sites-in-ghana