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

Tropical theileriosis and East coast fever are devastating diseases caused by obligate
hemoprotozoan parasites belonging to genus Theileria. The parasites belonging to this …

Sub-Saharan Africa, with its hot and humid climate, is a conducive zone for tick proliferation.
These vectors pose a major challenge to both animal and human health in the region …

Background Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is a very successful parasite that can infect
virtually all warm blooded animals with a worldwide distribution. It causes a large range of …

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 …

Background Piroplasms are vector-borne intracellular hemoprotozoan parasites that infect
wildlife and livestock. Wildlife species are reservoir hosts to a diversity of piroplasms and …

Background Theileria spp. are tick transmitted protozoa that can infect large and small
ruminants causing disease and economic losses. Diagnosis of infections is often …

Background: Apicomplexan parasite Theileria annulata causes significant economic loss to
the livestock industry in India and other tropical countries. In India, parasite control is mainly …

Background The present study, conducted in Zambia's Luangwa valley where both animal
African trypanosomiasis (AAT) and human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) are endemic …

East Coast Fever (ECF) is the most economically important production disease among
traditional beef cattle farmers in Zambia. Despite the disease control efforts by the …