Modelling habitat suitability of the invasive tick Rhipicephalus microplus in West Africa

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier M. Zannou ◽  
Daniele Da Re ◽  
Achille S. Ouedraogo ◽  
Abel S. Biguezoton ◽  
Emmanuel Abatih ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Habitat Suitability ◽  
Rhipicephalus Microplus

Alarming spread of the Asian cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus in West Africa—another three countries are affected: Burkina Faso, Mali and Togo

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Adakal ◽  
A. Biguezoton ◽  
S. Zoungrana ◽  
F. Courtin ◽  
E. M. De Clercq ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Rhipicephalus Microplus ◽  
Cattle Tick

scholarly journals Ehrlichia ruminantium infects Rhipicephalus microplus in West Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abel Biguezoton ◽  
Valerie Noel ◽  
Safiou Adehan ◽  
Hassane Adakal ◽  
Guiguigbaza-Kossigan Dayo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Rhipicephalus Microplus ◽  
Ehrlichia Ruminantium

Modeling habitat suitability for chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in the Greater Nimba Landscape, Guinea, West Africa

Primates ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maegan Fitzgerald ◽  
Robert Coulson ◽  
A. Michelle Lawing ◽  
Tetsuro Matsuzawa ◽  
Kathelijne Koops
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Pan Troglodytes ◽  
Habitat Suitability ◽  
Pan Troglodytes Verus

scholarly journals Rhipicephalus microplus and its vector-borne haemoparasites in Guinea: further species expansion in West Africa

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
MT Makenov ◽  
AH Toure ◽  
MG Korneev ◽  
N Sacko ◽  
AM Porshakov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Ixodid Tick ◽  
Rhipicephalus Microplus ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Babesia Bigemina ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Species Expansion ◽  
Vector Borne

AbstractRhipicephalus microplus is an ixodid tick with a pantropical distribution that represents a serious threat to livestock. West Africa was free of this tick until 2007, when its introduction into Benin was reported. Shortly thereafter, the further invasion of this tick into West African countries was demonstrated. In this paper, we describe the first detection of R. microplus in Guinea and list the vector-borne haemoparasites that were detected in the invader and indigenous Boophilus species.In 2018, we conducted a small-scale survey of ticks infesting cattle in three administrative regions of Guinea: N`Zerekore, Faranah, and Kankan. The tick species were identified by examining their morphological characteristics and by sequencing their COI gene and ITS-2 gene fragments. R. microplus was found in each studied region. In the ticks, we found DNA of Babesia bigemina, Anaplasma marginale, Anaplasma platys, and Ehrlichia spp. The results of this study indicate that R. microplus was introduced into Guinea with cows from Mali and/or Ivory Coast.

Evidence of multiple mechanisms of alphacypermethrin and deltamethrin resistance in ticks Rhipicephalus microplus in Benin, West Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 665-671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland Eric Yessinou ◽  
Yao Akpo ◽  
Aboubakar Sidick ◽  
Camus Adoligbe ◽  
Issaka Youssao Abdou Karim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Rhipicephalus Microplus ◽  
Deltamethrin Resistance

scholarly journals An update on distribution models for Rhipicephalus microplus in West Africa

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva M. De Clercq ◽  
Agustin Estrada-Peña ◽  
Safiou Adehan ◽  
Maxime Madder ◽  
Sophie O. Vanwambeke
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Rhipicephalus Microplus ◽  
Distribution Models

New foci of Rhipicephalus microplus in West Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 385-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Madder ◽  
S. Adehan ◽  
R. De Deken ◽  
R. Adehan ◽  
R. Lokossou
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Rhipicephalus Microplus

scholarly journals Rhipicephalus microplus and its vector-borne haemoparasites in Guinea: further species expansion in West Africa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marat T. Makenov ◽  
Aboubakar H. Toure ◽  
Mikhail G. Korneev ◽  
Noumany Sacko ◽  
Aleksander M. Porshakov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Rhipicephalus Microplus ◽  
Species Expansion ◽  
Vector Borne

scholarly journals Potential Impact of Climate Change on Six Economically Important Horticultural Crops in West Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 9-24
Author(s):  
Chinedu Felix Amuji
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Sweet Potato ◽  
Habitat Suitability ◽  
Ipomoea Batatas ◽  
Continuous Cultivation ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ◽  
Crop Species ◽  
Horticultural Crops

Colocasia esculenta (taro), Ipomoea batatas (sweet potato), Abelmoschus esculentus (okra), Ananas cosmosus (pineapple), Musa paradisiaca (plantain), and Anacardium occidentale (cashew) are economically important horticultural crops in West Africa, which are widely grown across the region under rain fed conditions. They are very important set of crops that provides income for the individuals involved with it and thus contributing to economy of West African nation’s. For Predicting the potential future habitat suitability of these crops under different climate scenarios holds significance for their continuous cultivation and effective management. The Maxent model was used in this study to predict habitat suitability of these crops under current and future climatic conditions based on two representative concentration pathways (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5) for the years 2050s and 2070s. The data used were the occurrence records from Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and WorldClim’s bioclimatic environmental predictor variables. The findings of this experiment showed that the habitat suitability of some crop species will =decrease and in some it will increase. Suitable habitat was predicted to decrease within the semi-arid and arid areas of the region, especially on those countries in northern part which includes Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, as early as by 2070s. For species like okra, sweet potato and taro, there will be further decline as predicted under the higher emission scenario of RCP 8.5. The suitable habitat for cashew remained stable for future in all the models and scenarios used. This work provides the first theoretical guidance for possible future cultivation of these horticultural crops in the West Africa.

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