Preliminary observations on ticks and tick-borne diseases in the north west province of Cameroon. I. Babesiosis and anaplasmosis.
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.
Ndi
C
C
IRZ-Bambui, Bamenda, Cameroon.
Bayemi
P H
PH
Ekue
F N
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Tarounga
B
B
D000712:Anaplasmosis / Q000635:transmission*; D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000635:transmission*; D002163:Cameroon; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D013987:Ticks