Mekonnen, SileshiHussein, I.Bedane, B.Boomker, Jacob Diederik Frederik2012-05-282012-05-2820122001Mekonnen, S, Hussein, I & Bedane, B 2001, 'The distribution of ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in central Ethiopia’. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 68, no. 4, pp. 243-251.0030-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18953The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat v.9 was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.Ixodid ticks were collected from domestic animals, mainly cattle, in 11 administrative zones covering 84 districts in central Ethiopia over a period of 2 years (July 1996 to June 1998). Nineteen tick species were identified. Four of these belonged to the genus Amblyomma, one to Boophilus, two to Haemaphysalis, three to Hyalomma and nine to Rhipicephalus. Amblyomma variegatum and Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi were present in all 11 administrative zones and, with the exception of Afar, Boophilus decoloratus was present in nearly every district where collections were made. These three species constituted more than 50% of all ticks collected. Amblyomma cohaerens and Rhipicephalus bergeoni were common in the west of the survey region, and Rhipicephalus pulchellus in the east. Except for B. decoloratus, of which more females than males were collected, the numbers of male ticks recovered were equal to or exceeded those of females. Mortality in crossbred dairy cattle caused by heartwater ( Cowdria ruminantium infection) was reported during the survey period. An integrated approach to tick control is suggested.© ARC-Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineAmblyomma variegatumBoophilus decoloratusCowdria ruminantiumDairy cattleEthiopiaTick controlTick distributionVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaTicks as carriers of diseaseTicks -- ControlArticle