Classification and Disease Transmission by Ixodid Ticks in Household Animals

Abstract

From November 2018 to April 2019, researchers looked at local cow breeds to find out how common certain Ixodid tick species were. In order to test for tick infestation, a multistage sampling approach was used to contingently choose animal samples from farmer organizations. Tick infections were detected in 120 (28.57%) of the 425 cattle tested. Assembled and identified at the gene and species level from animal tissues were about 947 adult ticks. The three tick species identified belonged to the Amblyomma, Boophilus, and Rhipicephalus genera. Each strain had a single flesh prevalence: A. variegatum (61.08%), B. decoloratus (34.69%), and R. evertsi evertsi (4.11%). Although A. variegatum is more often found on the udder, scrotum, and axial regions, B. decoloratus is more commonly seen dewlapped and is more abundant. Areas below the tail, perianal and valva, as well as the neck, belly, and groin are preferred by R. evertsi evertsi. Transmission was shown to be not statistically significant (P > 0.05) when tested across various age and sex groups of animals, however it was found to be statistically significant (P < 0.05) when tested across body state values. Conventional tick species are now also under scrutiny for tick-borne infections and abnormalities, in addition to skin damage. Consequently, in order to alleviate preventive and control methods, further research on tick load and tick-borne illnesses is necessary.