Ticks are hematophagous ectoparasites that are capable of infesting a wide range of
mammals, including domestic animals, ruminants, wildlife, and humans across the world …

In Africa, ticks continue to be a major hindrance to the improvement of the livestock industry
due to tick-borne pathogens that include Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia and Coxiella …

Anaplasmataceae agents are obligatory intracellular Gram-negative α-proteobacteria that
are transmitted mostly by arthropod vectors. Although mammals of the Superorder Xenarthra …

Tick-borne pathogens harm livestock production and pose a significant risk to public health.
To combat these effects, it is necessary to identify the circulating pathogens to create …

Abstract Background Anaplasma and Ehrlichia species are tick-borne pathogens of both
veterinary and public health importance. The current status of these pathogens, including …

The genus Ehrlichia is composed of tick-borne obligate intracellular gram-negative
alphaproteobacteria of the family Anaplasmataceae. Ehrlichia includes important pathogens …

The dairy value chain of Nairobi is comprised, in its majority, of small-scale independent
enterprises that operate within a complex interlinked system. In this complexity, the …

Tick-borne diseases (TBDs), including emerging and re-emerging zoonoses, are of public
health importance worldwide; however, TBDs tend to be overlooked, especially in countries …

Abstract Background In rural South Africa, people are in close contact with tick-infested
donkeys. This study aimed to investigate the presence of spotted fever group Rickettsia …

Ehrlichia minasensis, a recently described Ehrlichia species that is the most closely related
to, but clearly distinct from, Ehrlichia canis, has been circulating in not only bovines, cervids …