The Rhipicephalus appendiculatus tick vector of Theileria parva is absent from cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) populations and associated ecosystems in northern Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorObara, I.
dc.contributor.authorGithaka, N.
dc.contributor.authorNanteza, A.
dc.contributor.authorOdongo, D.
dc.contributor.authorLubembe, D.
dc.contributor.authorAtimnedi, P.
dc.contributor.authorMijele, D.
dc.contributor.authorOwido, G.
dc.contributor.authorBishop, R. P.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-07T12:46:21Z
dc.date.available2023-03-07T12:46:21Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractRhipicephalus appendiculatus is the major tick vector of Theileria parva, an apicomplexan protozoan parasite that causes the most economically important and lethal disease of cattle in East and central Africa. The African cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is the major wildlife host of T. parva from southern Uganda and Kenya to southern Africa. We show herein that R. appendiculatus appears to be absent from the two largest national parks in northern Uganda. Syncerus caffer is common in both of these national parks, specifically Murchison falls (MFNP) and Kidepo Valley (KVNP). We re-confirmed the previously reported absence of T. parva in buffalo sampled in the two northern parks based on RLB data using a nested PCR based on the T. parva p104 gene. By contrast, T. parva-infected R. appendiculatus ticks and parasite-infected buffalo were present in Lake Mburo (LMNP) in South central Uganda. This suggests that the distribution of R. appendiculatus, which is predicted to include the higher rainfall regions of northern Uganda, may be limited by additional, as yet unknown factors.en_US
dc.identifier.citationObara, I., Githaka, N., Nijhof, A., Krücken, J., Nanteza, A., Odongo, D., ... & Bishop, R. P. (2020). The Rhipicephalus appendiculatus tick vector of Theileria parva is absent from cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) populations and associated ecosystems in northern Uganda. Parasitology Research, 119, 2363-2367.https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06728-xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8114
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherParasitology Researchen_US
dc.subjectCcape buffaloen_US
dc.subjectT. parvaen_US
dc.subjectEast Coast feveren_US
dc.subjectR. appendiculatusen_US
dc.titleThe Rhipicephalus appendiculatus tick vector of Theileria parva is absent from cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) populations and associated ecosystems in northern Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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