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Population genetic analysis of Ixodes tick species and Toxoplasma gondii in Tunisia and their relationships to global populations
There are differences in the activity dynamics of I ricinus populations found in North African countries which are probably due to differences in microclimate (temperature, humidity and rainfall) and hosts’ availability ...
First detection and molecular identification of Neospora caninum from naturally infected cattle and sheep in North Africa
Studies in other regional slaughterhouses are necessary to
estimate the geographical prevalence of N caninum infection in
Tunisian cattle and sheep and to better explore the role of this
parasite in both cattle and sheep ...
First molecular isolation of Mycoplasma ovis from small ruminants in North Africa
Eperythrozoonosis is a small ruminant disease caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma ovis (formerly known as Eperythrozoon ovis). Whilst acute infection in sheep may result in an anaemia and ill thrift syndrome, most animals ...
Detection and molecular identification of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia spp. infections in Hyalomma aegyptium ticks in Tunisia
Tortoises of the genus Testudo are the main hosts of Hyalomma aegyptium ticks. This species serves as a vector of several zoonotic pathogens. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the presence of four pathogens ...
Phenotypic characterization of Tunisian sheep breeds for resistance to abomasal parasites
The aim of this work is to study the genetic resistance of the Barbarine sheep to GIN infestation. This is a preliminary paper about the phenotypic measurements that were collected and compiled in a single phenotype database. ...
Tick Infestation and Piroplasm Infection in Barbarine and Queue Fine de l’Ouest Autochthonous Sheep Breeds in Tunisia, North Africa
: As ticks and tick genetically resistant breeds to infestation by ticks may represent an alternative to the overuse of chemical drugs. The aim of this study was to assess if there is the main she in 17 small to middle ...
Quantitative inheritance of resistance to Septoria tritici blotch in durum wheat in Tunisia
Septoria tritici blotch, causal agent Mycosphaerella graminicola (Fuckel) J. Schröt. (anamorph: Zymoseptoria tritici Desm.),
is the major foliar disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Tunisia causing frequent epidemics ...
Risk maps of ticks and tick-borne diseases in sheep
In Tunisia, sheep are exposed to multiple parasites and pathogens, which has a high economic impact and handicap market access, especially for poor farmers. Rhipicephalus spp. and Hyalomma spp. ticks are competent vectors ...
Phenotypic variability of sheep breeds to fasciolosis in northern Tunisia
Fasciolosis is a hepatobiliary parasitic zoonotic disease affecting particularly ruminants, where sheep constitute the most sensitive species. It constitutes one of the main problems affecting the productivity of livestock ...
Infestation of small ruminants by the metacestode stage of Taenia hydatigena in slaughterhouse, North East Tunisia
Background: Cysticercus tenuicollis (larvae of Taenia hydatigena) is a frequent cosmopolitan
endoparasite of ruminants. The infestation by this parasite is underestimated
since it is neither zoonotic nor inducing high ...