First molecular identification of multiple tick-borne pathogens in livestock within Kassena-Nankana, Ghana

• Main Authors: Seth Offei Addo (Author), Ronald Essah Bentil (Author), Kevin Nii Yartey (Author), Jane Ansah-Owusu (Author), Eric Behene (Author), Philip Opoku-Agyeman (Author), Selassie Bruku (Author), Victor Asoala (Author), Suzanne Mate (Author), John Asiedu Larbi (Author), Philip Kweku Baidoo (Author), Michael David Wilson (Author), Joseph W. Diclaro (Author), Samuel K. Dadzie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The risk of pathogen transmission continues to increase significantly in the presence of tick vectors due to the trade of livestock across countries. In Ghana, there is a lack of data on the incidence of tick-borne pathogens that are of zoonotic and veterinary importance. This study, theref...