Estimation of the Theileria parva entomological inoculation rate (EIR) by means of tick burden and proportion of infected questing ticks in three different farming systems in Rwanda
T. Bazarusanga1*, T. Marcotty2, A. M. K. I. Ahouandjinou3, Tshinyama Ntumba4, C. Katendi5 and D. Geysen2
1Rwanda Animal Resources Development Authority (RARDA), Kigali, Rwanda.
2Department of Animal Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
3Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, l'Université du Benin, Cotonou, Benin.
4Département de Zootechnie, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, l'Université de Kinshasa, RD Congo.
5School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
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