Table 3 Reports on tick-borne pathogens in animal or tick species collected from hosts in different areas of Ethiopia
Administrative region | Location | Animal/tick | Host from which ticks were collected | TBPs | Technique of detection | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oromia | Western | Rh. evertsi evertsi, Rh. (B.) decoloratus | Sheep and cattle | A. ovis Ehrlichia sp., Anaplasma sp. Rickettsia sp. E. ruminantium R. africae | Molecular | [49] |
Oromia | Western | Cattle | – | A. centrale A. marginale B. bigemina | Thin blood smear | [12] |
Somali | Eastern | Am. gemma Hy. impeltatum Hy. truncatum Hy. rufipes | Cattle, sheep, and goats | R. africae R. aeschlimannii | Molecular | [50] |
Somali | Eastern | – | Cattle, camels | T. velifera T. mutans | Molecular | [16] |
Somali | Eastern | Am. gemma | Cattle | E. ruminantium | Molecular | [16] |
Amhara | Northern | Cattle | – | T. orientalis | Molecular | [51] |
Amhara | Northern | Cattle and sheep | – | T. velifera T. mutans T. ovis | Molecular | [52] |
Tigray | Northern | Cattle, goats, and sheep | – | T. velifera T. mutans T. annulata T. ovis T. separate | Molecular | [52] |
Oromia | Western | Rh. (B.) decoloratus Rh. evertsi evertsi | Cattle and sheep | T. ovis Theileria sp. | Molecular | [17] |
Oromia | Western | Hy. rufipes | Cattle | Francisella-like endosymbiont | Molecular | [53] |
Oromia | Western | Am. variegatum Am. cohaerens | Cattle | E. ruminantium, A. phagocytophilum, A. marginale | Molecular | [35] |
Oromia | Western | Am. variegatum Am. cohaerens | Cattle | C. burnetii | Molecular | [36] |
Oromia | Western | Cattle and sheep | – | A. phagocytophilum | Molecular | [15] |
Oromia | Southern | Cattle and goats | – | A. marginale A. centrale Anaplasma sp. ‘Omatjenne’ | Molecular | [15] |
Oromia | Central | Cattle, sheep, and goats | – | A. marginale Anaplasma sp. ‘Omatjenne’ A. phagocytophilum A. centrale A. ovis | Molecular | [15] |