Trends of Tick-Borne Disease Cases in Cattle Attended at The Sokoine University Of Agriculture Veterinary Clinic, Morogoro Tanzania

Authors

  • A.P. Muhairwa Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3021, Chuo Kikuu Morogoro, Tanzania
  • L.S.B. Mellau Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3021, Chuo Kikuu Morogoro, Tanzania
  • H.E. Nonga Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3021, Chuo Kikuu Morogoro, Tanzania
  • L.J.M. Kusiluka Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3021, Chuo Kikuu Morogoro, Tanzania
  • M. Makungu Department of Veterinary Surgery and Theriogenology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3020, Chuo Kikuu Morogoro, Morogoro, Tanzania
  • S.I. Kimera Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3021, Chuo Kikuu Morogoro,Tanzania
  • E.D. Karimuribo Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3021, Chuo Kikuu Morogoro,Tanzania
  • M.M.A. Mtambo Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3021, Chuo Kikuu Morogoro,Tanzania

Keywords:

Theileriosis, Babesiosis, Anaplasmosis, East Cost Fever

Abstract

A retrospective study was conducted on the proportion and seasonal pattern of tick-borne disease cases from Morogoro Municipality reported at Sokoine University of Agriculture Veterinary clinic. The study was carried out through analysis of data collected at the clinic from January 1994 to December 2003. Tick-borne diseases accounted for 15% (241) of the total 1606 clinical cases attended at the clinic. The most frequently seen tick­ borne disease was East Coast fever (ECF), which accounted for 76.3% of the cases. Other tick-borne diseases were babesiosis and anaplasmosis, which accounted for 27 (11.2%) and 30 (12.5%) cases, respectively. It is concluded that tick-borne diseases, particularly ECF, are important health constraints in cattle industry in Morogoro district

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Published

30-01-2006

How to Cite

Muhairwa, A., Mellau, L. ., Nonga, H., Kusiluka, L., Makungu, M., Kimera, S., Karimuribo, E. and Mtambo, M. (2006) “Trends of Tick-Borne Disease Cases in Cattle Attended at The Sokoine University Of Agriculture Veterinary Clinic, Morogoro Tanzania”, Tanzania Veterinary Journal, 23(2), pp. 68–78. Available at: https://tvj.sua.ac.tz/vet2/index.php/TVJ/article/view/393 (Accessed: 25 June 2025).

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 2 (2006)

Section

RESEARCH ARTICLES

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