Tick species infesting cattle in the central region of Burkina Faso: Presence of Rhipicephalus microplus less than ten years after its first identification in the Southwest part of the country |
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| Institution: | 1. Laboratoire de Biologie et Ecologie Animales, Département de Biologie Animale - Physiologie Animale, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou 03 BP 7021, Burkina Faso;2. Centre International de Recherche-Développement sur l''Elevage en zone Subhumide (CIRDES), 559, 3-51 Avenue du Gouverneur Louveau, 01 B.P, Bobo-Dioulasso 01 454, Burkina Faso;1. Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Ranbir Singh Pura 181 102, India;2. Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana 141 004, India;1. Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, United States;2. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, United States;1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island (Post-Mortem), Providence, USA;2. Division of Emergency Medicine, Nemours Children''s Health, USA;3. Division of Emergency Medicine, Children''s Hospital of Pittsburgh, USA;4. Division of Emergency Medicine, Children''s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA;5. Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children''s Hospital of Wisconsin, USA;6. Department of Emergency Medicine, Children''s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA;7. Brown University, USA;8. Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children''s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA |
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| Abstract: | Ticks are among the most important vectors for medical and veterinary importance in African countries, representing thus an obstacle for development and improvement of livestock production. The central part of Burkina Faso is an arid region which has a low diversity of tick species and in which Rhipicephalus microplus has been absent. This study aimed to examine ticks infesting cattle within this region, focusing on the peripheral area of Ouagadougou. Tick sampling was undertaken monthly on 30 selected cattle in the state breeding station of Loumbila, from June 2017 to February 2018. Morphological identification was carried out based on previous established keys and catalogue. A total of 1,076 ticks belonging to four genera and seven species were collected. Amblyomma variegatum (50.5%) was the most abundant species followed by Hyalomma rufipes (27.4%), Hyalomma truncatum (13.7%), Rhipicephalus decoloratus (4.5%), Hyalomma impressum (2.4%), Rhipicephalus microplus (1.5%), and Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (0.1%). The results suggested a decrease of A. variegatum and Hyalomma spp. load compared to data collected in 1996 from the same study area.Presence of R. microplus and R. decoloratus has been highlighted in the studied area for the first time. This finding highlights the relevance of regular investigations on tick species infesting livestock utilizing collaboration with different stakeholders. |
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