Morphological and molecular characterization of Amblyomma variegatum (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks from Nigeria

The association of most tick-borne pathogens with specific tick species has made it imperative that proper identification and characterization of such tick vectors is necessary for the purpose of developing effective tick and tick-borne control strategies. This study was undertaken to identify and characterize null Amblyomma null species ticks collected from cattle in Plateau State, North-Central, Nigeria. They were morphologically identified...