First report of spotted fever group Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Hyalomma turanicum, Haemaphysalis bispinosa, and Haemaphysalis montgomeryi infesting domestic animals …

A Majid, MM Almutairi, A Alouffi, T Tanaka… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Tick-borne Rickettsia spp. have long been known as causative agents for zoonotic diseases.
We have previously characterized Rickettsia spp. in different ticks infesting a broad range of …

Tick-borne pathogens of zoonotic and veterinary importance in cattle ticks in Ghana

J Ansah-Owusu, SO Addo, CNL Tawiah-Mensah… - Parasitology …, 2024 - Springer
Ticks are important vectors involved in the transmission of pathogens of zoonotic and
veterinary importance. In this study, ticks were collected from cattle in Navrongo, Kintampo …

Risk factors affecting the feeding site predilection of ticks on cattle in Ghana

SO Addo, RE Bentil, M Mosore, E Behene… - … and Applied Acarology, 2024 - Springer
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 …

Molecular identification of cattle ticks in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana: a high occurrence of Rhipicephalus microplus

CNL Tawiah-Mensah, SO Addo… - … and Applied Acarology, 2024 - Springer
Ticks are competent vectors of a wide range of pathogens. They are of veterinary and public
health importance as they affect both animal and human health. Transhumance and the …