The hard tick family Ixodidae currently comprises 762 species worldwide, but an analysis of
the occurrence of these species in the worlds countries, territories, zoogeographic regions …

Background. The importance of Q fever, spotted fever group rickettsiosis (SFGR), and typhus
group rickettsiosis (TGR) as causes of febrile illness in sub-Saharan Africa is unknown; the …

Traditional ecological knowledge is an integrated part of the African people and indeed the
Rwandese for cultural purpose. Buhanga sacred forest is a relict forest of tremendous …

Tick infestation in humans is a major public health concern. The diversity and distribution of
tick species associated with human otoacariasis was studied in five districts: Anuradhapura …

This study explores the use of Indigenous medicinal knowledge by rural Rwandan livestock
farmers to treat cattle and, at the same time, the degree to which that ethno-veterinary …

Ixodid ticks are important arthropods in medicine and veterinary science, posing a
considerable threat to livestock in East Africa. A repeated cross-sectional study was …

To evaluate the prevalence of infestation of ectoparasites of horses, a total of 894 horses
(367 males and 527 females), aged 1–7 years old were examined. Horses were groomed …

This study aimed to identify tick species and to determine their relationship with the Theileria
parva seroprevalence in cattle raised under an extensive farming system in North Kivu …

The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between seroprevalence to
Theileria parva infection in cattle and potential environmental and farm-level effects in 80 …

Reproductive and urinary tract abnormalities are a cause of infertility, reproductive
inefficiency, and economic losses in goats. The aim of this study was to investigate the …