Simulation tools for assessment of tick suppression treatments of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus on non-lactating dairy cattle in Puerto Rico

Simulation tools for assessment of tick suppression treatments of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus on non-lactating dairy cattle in Puerto Rico

Abstract Background The southern cattle fever tick (SCFT), Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, remains endemic in Puerto Rico. Systematic treatment programmes greatly reduced and even eradicated temporarily this tick from the island. However, a systemic treatment programme that includes integrated...

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Main Authors: Hsiao-Hsuan Wang, Pete D. Teel, William E. Grant, Fred Soltero, José Urdaz, Alejandro E. Pérez Ramírez, Robert J. Miller, Adalberto A. Pérez de León
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Agent-based
Individual-based
Modeling
Spatially-explicit
Stochastic
Integrated tick management research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3443-6

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