title: Preliminary observations on ticks and tick-borne diseases in the north west province of Cameroon. I. Babesiosis and anaplasmosis.
abstract: During a survey on ticks and tick-borne diseases in the North-Western Cameroon at the Bamenda cattle market, the ticks identified were Boophilus annulatus (20%) and B. decoloratus (80%). More than 50% of the ticks were collected during the dry season. Of 524 blood smears 47.3% were positive for Babesia bovis, 31.1% for B. bigemina and 2.2% for Anaplasma marginale. 19.4% were negative.
authors.affiliation: IRZ-Bambui, Bamenda, Cameroon.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ndi
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Bayemi
authors.forename: F N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Ekue
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tarounga
mesh_terms: D000712:Anaplasmosis / Q000635:transmission*; D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000635:transmission*; D002163:Cameroon; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D013987:Ticks