Ticks and prevalence of tick-borne pathogens from domestic animals in Ghana
Abstract
Ticks are important vectors of various pathogenic protozoa, bacteria and viruses that cause serious and life-threatening illnesses in humans and animals worldwide. Estimating tick-borne pathogen prevalence in tick populations is necessary to delineate how geographical differences, environmental variability and host factors influence pathogen prevalence and transmission. This study identified ticks and tick-borne pathogens in samples collected from June 2016 to December 2017 at seven sites within the Coastal, Sudan and Guinea savanna ecological zones of Ghana.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Mar 12, 2022
- Source ID
- 10.1186/s13071-022-05208-8
Entities
People
- Andrew G. Letizia
- Anne Fox
- Charlotte Addae
- Chaselynn M. Watters
- Courage Dafeamekpor
- Danielle Ladzekpo
- Eric Behene
- Hanayo Arimoto
- Janice Tagoe
- Jeffrey W. Koehler
- Joseph W. Diclaro Ii
- Mba Mosore
- Randy J. Schoepp
- Ronald E. Bentil
- Samuel Dadzie
- Seth Offei Addo
- Shirley C Nimo-Paintsil
- Taylor Lura
- Victor Asoala
Organizations
- Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center