Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus: a most successful invasive tick species in West-Africa

Madder, Maxime; Thys, É.; Achi, Louise Y.; Touré, Almamy Amara; Deken, R. De

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“…The cattle tick is well established in Latin America (Evans et al, 2000) and Australasia (Estrada-Peña and Venzal, 2006) and is currently invading the West African region where it was first reported in 2007 (Madder et al, 2007), . It has managed to establish itself and has replaced the indigenous Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) species (Madder et al, 2011). This situation has also been observed in other West-African countries.…”

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Geographic distribution of the invasive cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus, a country-wide survey in Benin

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The cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus is currently invading the West African region, and little information is available on the spread of this exotic tick in this region. We set out a country-wide field survey to determine its current distribution in Benin. Ticks were collected on cattle from 106 farms selected by random sampling covering all regions of the country. R. annulatus was found in 70 % of all farms, R. decoloratus was found in 42 %, R. geigyi was found on 58 %, and R. microplus was found on 49 % of all farms. There is a clear geographic separation between the indigenous R. species and R. microplus. R. annulatus occurs mainly in the northern departments, but it was also observed in smaller amounts in locations in the south. The presence of R. decoloratus is limited to the northern region, and in most locations, this tick makes up a small proportion of the collected ticks. The tick R. geigyi tends to be dominant, but occurs only in the four northern departments. The observations concerning R. microplus are entirely different, this species occurs in the southern and central region. The results of this survey confirm the invasive character and displacement properties of R. microplus, since in less than a decade it has colonized more than half of the country and has displaced indigenous ticks of the same genus in a large number of the sampled locations.

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“…By 2008 it had almost completely displaced the various indigenous Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) spp. on farms around the village where it had first been detected (Madder et al 2011). In 2008, a new focus of invasion was detected in the Department of Mono in south-western Benin, 3 3 West Africa and by 2011 R. microplus had invaded the southern half of that country De Clercq et al 2012).…”

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Displacement of Rhipicephalus decoloratus by Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

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The objective of the study was to establish to what extent the native tick species Rhipicephalus decoloratus had been displaced by the invasive introduced tick, Rhipicephalus microplus at two communally grazed areas in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. To this end ticks were collected monthly from 5 cattle over a period of 2 years and from 10 drag-samples of the vegetation over a period of one year at each locality. Whereas 10 years previously only R. decoloratus and no R. microplus had been recorded in the vicinity of the two sites, R. microplus now comprised the bulk of collections at both.Furthermore, significantly greater numbers of R. microplus were collected from cattle at both localities during the 2 nd year of the survey than during the 1 st (P<0.05 and P<0.01). In addition to 83 instances of intraspecific coupling, there were 17 instances of R. microplus males coupled with R. decoloratus females. Collections made from cattle and goats on 2 farms close to the study sites revealed that R. microplus was present on both host species and that it significantly outnumbered R. decoloratus on one of the farms (P<0.001). R. decoloratus and R. microplus larvae as well as larvae exhibiting characteristics of both species were collected from the vegetation.

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“…Respecto a la detección de Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus una garrapata asociada al ganado (45), estos animales y su transporte son los primeros distribuidores mecánicos de garrapatas hacia zonas libres como se ha demostrado en África (46). En en el caso de Bogotá es el ganado que llega entre otros de los llanos orientales, importante zona agropecuaria de Colombia, (47) con alta prevalencia bovina de Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (48); también se consideran aves migratorias como Bubulcus ibis, garza bueyera o ganadera (49) distribuidores mecánicos de este artrópodo (50).…”

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Garrapatas (Acari: Ixodidae) prevalentes en caninos no migrantes del noroccidente de Bogotá, Colombia

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ResumenEl presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo identificar garrapatas duras (Acari: Ixodidae) en caninos domiciliados dentro de la ciudad de Bogotá, el riesgo poblacional de zoonosis trasmitidas por las garrapatas identificadas Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus y Amblyomma maculatum, generan la necesidad de cambios de los paradigmas que orientan las políticas en salud pública. Para el desarrollo del estudio se trabajo en tres clínicas veterinarias particulares durante el año 2010. Se recolectaron garrapatas de caninos domiciliados y que demostraron sus propietarios estancia permanente dentro de la ciudad de Bogotá. Las garrapatas se colectaron de forma manual y se fijaron en Formol al 10 %. Un total de 799 canidos cumplieron el criterio de inclusión, se hallaron un total de 34 garrapatas (una por animal) lo que constituyó una tasa de infestación de 4,25%. Palabras clave: Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, Amblyoma maculantum, Calentamiento GlobalAbstract ticks (Acari: ixodidae) prevalent in canine non-migrants in northwestern bogotá, colombia This is the first study that identifies hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in dogs residing in the city of Bogota, changes in the paradigms that guide public health policies are becoming necessary the population risk of zoonosis transmitted Rhipicephalus sanguineus by ticks, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus and Amblyomma maculatum. Three private veterinary clinics during 2010 were collected ticks and domiciled canines showed their own permanent residence within the city of Bogota. Ticks were collected manually and fixed in formol 10%. A total of 799 dogs met the inclusion criteria, there were a total of 34 ticks (one per animal), which was an infestation rate of 4.25%.

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Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus: a most successful invasive tick species in West-Africa

Cited by 138 publications

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Geographic distribution of the invasive cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus, a country-wide survey in Benin

Geographic distribution of the invasive cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus, a country-wide survey in Benin

Displacement of Rhipicephalus decoloratus by Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Garrapatas (Acari: Ixodidae) prevalentes en caninos no migrantes del noroccidente de Bogotá, Colombia

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