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Ticks, tick-borne diseases and their control in Western Ethiopia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

Sileshi Mekonne ,
Julio de Castro ,
Solomon Gebre ,
Ibrahim Hussein  and
Assefa Regassa
Sileshi Mekonne
Affiliation:
FAO Office, GCP/ETH/048/DEN, P. O. Box 5536, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Julio de Castro
Affiliation:
FAO Office GCP/ZAM/044/DEN, P. O. Box 30563, Lusaka, Zambia
Solomon Gebre
Affiliation:
FAO Office, GCP/ETH/048/DEN, P. O. Box 5536, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ibrahim Hussein
Affiliation:
FAO Office, GCP/ETH/048/DEN, P. O. Box 5536, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Assefa Regassa
Affiliation:
FAO Office, GCP/ETH/048/DEN, P. O. Box 5536, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Abstract

Nineteen different tick species have been identified in Western Ethiopia. The most important ticks belong to the genera Amblyomma, Boophilus, Hyalomma and Rhipicephalus, while the major cattle tick-borne diseases are anaplasmosis, babesiosis and theileriosis, T. mutans.

Dipping, hand spraying and spray races for ticks are only practised in the state dairy farms where cross-bred cattle are kept. The main acaricide in use is the chlorinated hydrocarbon, toxaphene. Flumethrin bayticol pour-on is now being used to a limited degree on dairy cattle. Traditional tick control methods which include hand-picking and the application of plant preparations are widely used on indigenous cattle.

Résumé

Dix neuf espèces de tiques ont été identifiés dans la région ouest d'Ethiopie. Les plus importants de tiques appartiennent aux genres des Amblyomma, Boophilus, Hyalomma et Rhipicephalus, les maladies majeures de bovins transmises par les tiques sont anaplasmosis, babesiosis et theileriosis et T. mutans.

Le bain et la douche à main et sous haute pression sont pratiqués dans les fermes de l'état ou des animaux de la race croisées sont trouvés. Le principal acaricide utilisé contre les tiques est l'organochloré (toxaphéne). Flumethrin est aussi un acaricide recemment employée à degré limité contre les tiques. L'application d'herbes et la traction de tiques à la main sont les méthodes traditionnelles de lutte contre les tiques qui sont exercées largement aux animaux indigènes.

Type
Field Situation Reports
Information
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 13 , Special Issue 4: Status and Recent Advances in Tick Management in Africa , August 1992 , pp. 661 - 664
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1992

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