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Tick Control in Zambia

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Ticks and tick-borne diseases of cattle have been and still are a threat to the development of the cattle industry in Zambia. Other control methods of ticks and tick-borne diseases appear to have been used elsewhere in the world in addition to chemical control. In Zambia, chemical control of ticks appears to have been and still remains the most practical method of controlling ticks and tiekborne diseases. This paper looks at chemical control from the time it was first used to present and future.

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Les tiques et les maladies qu’elles transmettent au bétail ont été et sont toujours une menace au developpement d’une industries pastorale en Zambie. En plus de la lutte ehemique, d’autres moyens de lutte contre ces maladies et les tiques vectrices semblent avoir été mise en oeuvre à travers le monde. En Zambie, les moyens chimiques ont été et restent encore la méthode la plus pratique pour lutter contre la tique et les maladies transmissibles. Cet article jette un coup d’oeil sur la lutte chimique depuis ses origines à ce jour et sur son avenir.

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Luguru, S.M.K.J. Tick Control in Zambia. Int J Trop Insect Sci 15, 211–213 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400015484

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