In this comprehensive review study, we addressed the challenge posed by ticks and tick-
borne diseases (TBDs) with growing incidence affecting human and animal health …

Background: Ticks are ectoparasites that transmit a variety of pathogens that cause many
diseases in livestock which can result in skin damage, weight loss, anemia, reduced …

Mosquito-borne diseases are common high-impact diseases in tropical and subtropical
areas. However, other non-mosquito vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) may share their …

Abstract The cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus was first reported in West Africa
in Ivory Coast, in 2007. Since then it has made an aggressive eastward advancement …

Simple Summary Ticks, as blood feeders and vectors of many diseases, can negatively
impact livestock and human health, with potential economic impacts on the livestock …

This study was designed to investigate the susceptibility/resistance of Rhipicephalus
(Boophilus) annulatus to commercial deltamethrin 5%. The work was based on in vitro …

Background The variation of tick abundance on ruminants had received little attention in
West Africa before Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus started to invade this region in the …

Background Ticks and tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) represent a significant economic burden
to cattle farming in sub-Saharan Africa including Nigeria. However, in the northern part of …

Background This review documents the hard tick species that have been reported in Nigeria,
their distribution, pathogens transmitted and disease they cause in Nigeria; the literature …

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of haemoparasites and some
haematological parameters of slaughtered trade cattle in Maiduguri abattoir. A total of 120 …