Prevalence of hard tick infestations in cattle of West Bengal, India

Debbarma, Apurba; Pandit, Soumitra; Jas, Ruma; Baidya, Surajit; Mandal, S. C.; Jana, Partha Sarathi

doi:10.1080/09291016.2017.1395527

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“…Therefore, their physical appearance (with a lot of ticks on their body) gives an impression that they are more susceptible. Among the age groups, old cattle and young calves were reported to be the most affected, which is in agreement with the findings from studies conducted in the Indian state of West Bengal [ 33 ], Bangladesh [ 36 ], Ethiopia [ 37 ], and Nigeria [ 38 ]. The reason for higher tick infestation in these two age groups is attributed to underdeveloped immunity in young and weak immunity in old cattle.…”

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“…Ticks are known to quest for hosts only at temperatures greater than 7°C [ 32 ]. In the neighboring Indian state of West Bengal, ticks are more common in monsoon season and summer than in winter [ 33 ]. However, winter in Bhutan is normally dry and cold with the mean temperature of 15°C, and the fodder resources also become very scarce.…”

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A knowledge, attitudes, and practices study on ticks and tick-borne diseases in cattle among farmers in a selected area of eastern Bhutan

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Livestock farming plays an important role in supporting the livelihood of resource-poor subsistence farmers in Bhutan. However, ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are one of the major constraints to livestock farming due to their negative effect on health and production. To date, no study has been conducted in Bhutan to assess farmers’ knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) about ticks and TBDs in cattle, although such information is essential in ensuring the development and adoption of effective prevention and control measures. Therefore, a KAP survey was conducted among 246 cattle owners in the Samkhar sub-district of eastern Bhutan in June 2019, using a structured questionnaire. Based on our scoring criteria, 52% [95%CI: 45.5–58.4] had adequate knowledge about ticks as potential vectors of diseases. Logistic regression analysis showed that the individuals who practiced a stall-feeding system of cattle rearing were 2.8 times [OR = 2.8 (95%CI: 1.66–4.78)] more likely to have adequate knowledge than others. Sixty-eight percent [95%CI: 62.5–74.4] had a favorable attitude toward tick prevention and control programs. Men were 1.95 times [OR = 1.95 (95%CI: 1.09–3.55)] more likely to have a favorable attitude than women, and the individuals who practiced a stall-feeding system were 2.59 times [OR = 2.59 95%CI: 1.45–4.78)] more likely to have a favorable attitude than others, after adjusting for the effect of other variables in the model. Overall, only 38% [95%CI 32.5–45] of the respondents reported tick infestation as one of the most important animal health problems, but 100% reported using acaricides to control ticks in cattle. Despite a high level of acaricide usage, the level of knowledge was low among the farmers interviewed. Findings from this study underline the importance of considering identified knowledge gaps and initiating education efforts to improve the adoption of effective tick prevention and control measures among farmers.

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A knowledge, attitudes, and practices study on ticks and tick-borne diseases in cattle among farmers in a selected area of eastern Bhutan

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“…and mixed ticks in the targeted large animals ( Table 2). On the basis of finding of present and past study of Indian authors (Patel et al, 2013;Singh and Rath, 2013;Dehuri et al, 2017;Debbarma et al, 2017) the R. (B.)…”

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“…Animal's age-wise prevalence of tick: The tick infestation rate was significantly higher (447 out of 571=78.28%) in the infested bovine of <1 year as compared to 1-3 year(s) (476 out of 648= 73.46%) and >3 years (906 out of 1398 = 64.81%) of age (Table 2). Similarly many authors have recorded the lowest rate of tick infestation in cattle and buffaloes of >3 years of age (Vatsya et al, 2007;Singh and Rath, 2013;Patel et al, 2013;Dehuri et al, 2017;Debbarma et al, 2017) while contraindicating the observation made by Kakar et al (2017) and Rehman et al (2017).…”

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“…The present and study of Manan et al (2007) and Kakar et al (2017) had showed highest tick's prevalence in summer (41.84%) followed by rainy (40.65%) and winter season (17.50%). (Table 2) While Singh and Rath (2013), Patel et al (2013), Khajuria et al (2015) and Debbarma et al (2017) found highest tick infestation in rainy season followed by summer and lowest in winter season. It may be due to variations in geographical locations, topography and composition of soil, temperature, humidity and rainfall.…”

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Risk factors associated prevalence of hard tick in large ruminants of coastal areas of South Gujarat, India

Patel

Solanki

Kumar

2019

IJAR

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A total of 2617 large animals (1682 cattle and 935 buffaloes) of coastal districts (Bharuch, Surat, Navsari and Valsad) of South Gujarat were screened for tick infestation. The tick’s prevalence rate was (p less than 0.05) significantly higher in cross-breed (44.81%) as compared to indigenous cattle (22.93%)/ buffaloes (32.26%). Prevalence of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, Hyalomma spp., Haemaphysalis spp. and mixed tick infestation was 57.80, 13.05, 20.32 and 8.83%, respectively. Infestation rate in large animals of less than 3 years had increased up to the level of 78.28%. Animals with poor body condition/ anaemia, kept in loose house (80.53%) and allowed group feeding (70.56%) had noted higher (p less than 0.05) prevalence rate of tick. Prevalence was highest in summer (41.84%) followed by rainy (40.65%) and winter (17.50%) season. It is quite demanding to know the area-wise prevalence of the hard ticks infecting animals.

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Identification and incidence of hard tick species during summer season 2019 in Jijel Province (northeastern Algeria)

Lotfi

Kohil

2020

J Parasit Dis

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Prevalence of hard tick infestations in cattle of West Bengal, India

Cited by 21 publications

References 9 publications

A knowledge, attitudes, and practices study on ticks and tick-borne diseases in cattle among farmers in a selected area of eastern Bhutan

A knowledge, attitudes, and practices study on ticks and tick-borne diseases in cattle among farmers in a selected area of eastern Bhutan

Risk factors associated prevalence of hard tick in large ruminants of coastal areas of South Gujarat, India

Identification and incidence of hard tick species during summer season 2019 in Jijel Province (northeastern Algeria)

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