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Prevalence of ixodid ticks infesting in cattle of Chhattisgarh state, an east-central part of India

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A study was conducted to investigate the tick infestation on cattle in the plain region of Chhattisgarh state. During the period of study, 832 ticks of 47 animals were examined for the different tick species. The most prominently infested ixodid tick belonged to Hyalomma anatolicum (68.38%) followed by Rhipicephalus microplus (30.40%).The females showed higher infestation than males. A single tick species infestation pattern was observed in 17 animals while 30 animals were infested by both tick species. Single species infestation of H. anatolicum was encountered in 15 animals while R. microplus was observed in 2 animals. The intensity of tick infestation on each animal varied from 6 to 65 ticks per animal at different locations.

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The authors are grateful to the Department of Veterinary Parasitology College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandary, Anjora, Durg and also thankful to the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi for funding through the Science and Engineering Research Board Project [grant number-PDF/2016/001816].

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    Present address: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur, India

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  1. Department of Veterinary Parasitology College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandary, Durg, Anjora, India

    Suresh Gulabrao Jadhao & Prabir Kumar Sanyal

  2. Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur, India

    Sonali Deepak Borkar

  3. Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Parbhani, India

    Gajanan Madhavrao Chigure & Pramod Madhavrao Shirsikar

  4. Department of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Parbhani, India

    Nitin Dadarao Jadhav

  5. Division of Parasitology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 (U.P.), India

    Sachin Kumar

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Jadhao, S.G., Sanyal, P.K., Borkar, S.D. et al. Prevalence of ixodid ticks infesting in cattle of Chhattisgarh state, an east-central part of India. Int J Trop Insect Sci 40, 951–954 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-020-00153-4

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