Ethnoecological knowledge of ticks and treatment of tick-borne diseasesamong maasai people in northern Tanzania

Veterinary World

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 755-762

  Kioko, John ^a   Baker, Julia ^b   Shannon, Avery ^c   Kiffner, Christian ^a  

^a The School for Field Studies   (Tanzania)

^b VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnoveterinary medicine; Maasai; Tanzania; Tick ecology; Tick borne diseases

Indexed keywords

ALOE; BURSERACEAE; CISSUS; FABACEAE; IXODIDA; TERMINALIA BROWNII;

EID: 84936762177     PISSN: 09728988     EISSN: 22310916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2015.755-762     Document Type: Article

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