Acaricide resistance in livestock ticks infesting cattle in Africa: Current status and potential mitigation strategies

• Published in: Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases Vol. 2; p. 100090
• Main Authors: Githaka, Naftaly W., Kanduma, Esther G., Wieland, Barbara, Darghouth, Mohamed A., Bishop, Richard P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.01.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Acaricide resistance; acaricides; amidines; Amitraz; Australia; cattle; Cattle ticks; class; education; land management; larvae; Larval packet test (LPT); Latin America; markets; organophosphorus compounds; parasitology; pyrethrins; Review; Smallholder; South Africa; tick control; ticks; Uganda; vaccination; Western Africa; Western Africa; South Africa; Uganda; Australia; Latin America; Larval packet test (LPT); Acaricide resistance; Smallholder; Amitraz; Cattle ticks

In many African countries, tick control has recently been the responsibility of resource-poor farmers rather than central government veterinary departments. This has led to an increase in acaricide resistance, threatening the welfare of livestock farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Resistance has evolved...