The ear of an animal parasitised by the brown ear tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, the vector of the protozoan causing East Coast fever (ECF).
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Term: 2013
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Published: November 18, 2013 |
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Revised: July 30, 2015 |
The systematics and taxonomy of ticks, the seasonal occurrence, different life cycles, tick morphology and identification and differential diagnosis of ticks of veterinary importance are described.
Refer to the Tick Photodatabase of African ticks.
About The Instructor
Prof Maxime Madder
Prof Maxime Madder
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Biologist, PhD
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Head of Veterinary Entomology Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
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Extra-ordinary lecturer at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
