title: A climate-based model for the development of the ixodid tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus in East Coast fever zones.
abstract: East Coast fever (Theileria parva infection) is an important parasitic disease of cattle in East and Central Africa. Past experimental studies have provided a great deal of information on the dynamics of the life cycle of the tick vector, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. This paper describes a mathematical model based on field observations to explain the close relationship between the tick life cycle and climate. The model provides a basis for the future study of different ECF control programmes using computer experiments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Gt. Britain.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gettinby
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Newson
mesh_terms: D000351:Africa, Eastern; D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000254:growth & development; D002417:Cattle; D002980:Climate; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D009758:Nymph / Q000502:physiology; D012621:Seasons; D013696:Temperature; D013801:Theileriasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D013987:Ticks / Q000254:growth & development*