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Prevalence and molecular characterization of ticks infesting dogs in Agartala, Tripura

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Title Prevalence and molecular characterization of ticks infesting dogs in Agartala, Tripura
 
Creator BHOWMIK, PRATIK
ISLAM, SAIDUL
DE, ANKAN
TAMULY, SHANTANU
BOURAGOHAIN, LUKUMANI
 
Subject Agartala, Dogs, Molecular characterization, Prevalence, Ticks, Tripura
 
Description Due to its ability to spread disease from one host to another, tick infestation is the most frequent issue pet owners’ deal with and should be taken seriously. The goal of the current study was to ascertain the prevalence of tick infestation in dogs in Agartala as well as its molecular identity and characterisation. A total of 1776 dogs of various breeds, ages, sexes, and categories were included in the study, which was conducted from March 2022 to February 2023 over the course of a calendar year. The total prevalence of ticks was reported to be 62.12%. According to study on breed, sex, age, and category, German spitz, male dogs, dogs under 1 year of age and stray dogs had the highest frequency of tick infestation. All throughout the year, tick infestations were seen, with the monsoon season seeing the highest frequency. Based on 16S rRNA gene amplification and sequence analysis, molecular identification revealed that all isolated ticks were members of the Rhipicephalus sanguineus species. Using a subset of the 16S rRNA gene, phylogenetic analysis revealed that R. sanguineus (OR244468.1) from Agartala (TrRS-PB) was part of the same clade as isolates from Kerala and Assam.
 
Publisher Indian Council of Agricultural Research
 
Date 2024-08-06
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
 
Format application/pdf
application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/151086
10.56093/ijans.v94i8.151086
 
Source The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences; Vol. 94 No. 8 (2024); 669–673
2394-3327
0367-8318
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/151086/55356
https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/151086/55357
 
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