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Volume 35, No. (5), 2025 (October)
EVALUATION OF VECTOR COMPETENCE OF ADULT IXODID TICKS FOR Anaplasma marginale, Babesia bigemina and Theileria annulataIN CATTLE FROM CENTRAL PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
Farhan Ahmad Atif, Kashif Hussain, Taleeha Roheen, Muhammad Haider Jabbar, Ammar Tahir

F. A. Atif¹*, K. Hussain², T. Roheen³, M. H. Jabbar⁴, A. Tahir⁵

¹ Medicine Section, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Jhang, Sub-campus of University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54600, Pakistan.,
² Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Science; University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.,
³ Department of Chemistry (Biochemistry), University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan.,
⁴ Medicine Section, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Jhang, Sub-campus of University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54600, Pakistan.,
⁵ Medicine Section, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Jhang, Sub-campus of University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54600, Pakistan.,

Corresponding Author: farhan.atif@uvas.edu.pk
Page Number(s): 1446-1456
Published Online First: September 05, 2025
Publication Date: September 30, 2025
ABSTRACT

Anaplasmosis, theileriosis and babesiosis, are the most important tick-borne diseases (TBDs), causing great financial losses to the livestock industry. The objective of the study was to evaluate the biological transmission dynamics of tick-borne diseases in cattle using conventional (blood smear), serological (cELISA), and cutting-edge modern techniques (PCR). For the biological transmission study, pathogen-free ticks were collected and divided into three groups. Each group of ticks was allowed for acquisition feeding for seven days on the respective diseased calves (anaplasmosis, theileriosis, and babesiosis), separately. Later, the infected ticks were allowed to feed on disease-free calves (n=15) and divided into three groups, comprising five calves in each group. After two weeks, calves were screened by serological and/or molecular assays. All five calves infested with Rhipicephalus microplus ticks transmitted (100%) Anaplasma marginale and Babesia bigemina infections. Whereas, calves infested with Hyalomma anatolicumanatolicum ticks transmitted (80%) Theileria annulata infection in four out of five calves. Hence, it was proved that R. microplus (A. marginale, B. bigemina) and H.anatolicumanatolicum (T. annulata) ticks are competent vectors in the region. The identification of vectors and determinants can help in the control and prevention of TBDs.

Keywords: Biological, transmission, tick-borne diseases, cattle

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