The causative agents of Babesiosis are intraerythrocytic protozoa of the genus Babesia.
Babesia parasites are present around the world, affecting several mammals including …

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

A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) technique has been used as a novel
nucleic acid detection method, whereby the target DNA can be amplified with high specificity …

PCR and nested-PCR methods were used to assess the frequency of Babesia bovis and
Babesia bigemina infection in Boophilus microplus engorged females and eggs and in cattle …

Direct diagnoses were made by using-blood smears and nested PCR (nPCR) tests on 309
blood samples from crossbred dairy cattle in the municipality of Ibicaraí, Bahia. From …

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 …

Based on a national tick survey conducted in Tanzania between 1998 and 2001, predictive
maps of tick distribution for B. microplus and B. decoloratus were computed and compared …

The cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus is the most important arthropod vector of livestock
diseases globally. Since its introduction in West Africa a decade ago, it has been reported in …

Bovine babesiosis and other tick borne diseases are considered responsible for more than
50% losses in the crossbred cattle. Carrier cattle infected with babesiosis are challenge to …

Tick borne diseases (TBDs) are responsible for huge economic losses in cattle production in
most African countries where the majority of cattle owners are the resource poor communal …