TY - JOUR AU - Shekede, Munyaradzi Davis AU - Chikerema, Silvester Maravanyika AU - Spargo, Moregood AU - Gwitira, Isaiah AU - Kusangaya, Samuel AU - Mazhindu, Aldridge Nyasha AU - Ndhlovu, Daud Nyosi PY - 2021 DA - 2021/02/27 TI - Spatial clustering of fourteen tick species across districts of Zimbabwe JO - BMC Veterinary Research SP - 91 VL - 17 IS - 1 AB - Ticks transmit several diseases that result in high morbidity and mortality in livestock. Tick-borne diseases are an economic burden that negatively affect livestock production, cost countries billions of dollars through vaccine procurement and other disease management efforts. Thus, understanding the spatial distribution of tick hotspots is critical for identifying potential areas of high tick-borne disease transmission and setting up priority areas for targeted tick disease management. In this study, optimised hotspot analysis was applied to detect hotspots and coldspots of 14 common tick species in Zimbabwe. Data on the spatial distribution of tick species were obtained from the Epidemiology Unit of the Division of Veterinary Field Services of Zimbabwe. SN - 1746-6148 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-021-02792-2 DO - 10.1186/s12917-021-02792-2 ID - Shekede2021 ER -