title: Absence of Ornithodoros moubata, the vector of African swine fever virus, from the main pig producing area of Cameroon.
abstract: No evidence for the presence of soft ticks of the Ornithodoros moubata complex was found during a survey of African swine fever carried out between 1985 and 1988 in the West Province and southern parts of the North West and South West Provinces of Cameroon. The survey consisted of interviews of veterinary assistants and farmers, distribution of a questionnaire and tick searches both manually and with carbon dioxide traps. The absence of warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) from these areas was also recorded.
authors.affiliation: Animal Research Centre, Wakwa, Ngaoundere, Cameroon.
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Ekue
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
mesh_terms: D000357:African Swine Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors; D002163:Cameroon / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D006799:Housing, Animal; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013552:Swine; D013987:Ticks