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International Journal of Acarology Volume 48, 2022 - Issue 6
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Brief Report

A double monstrosity in the tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus: description of a first teratological case identified in Benin in West Africa

Safiou Bienvenu Adehana Animal and Fish Nutrition and Health Support Laboratory (LASNAH), National Institute of Agricultural Research of Benin, Calavi, BeninCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maurice Landry Kounonzob Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi (EPAC) Production and Animal Health Department, Communicable Disease Research Unit (URMAT), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Calavi, Benin
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Kadidjatoulaï Opeyemi Badarouc Center for AgriculturalResearch in Animal and Fisheries Production (CRA-PAH), National Institute of Agricultural Research of Benin, Calavi, Benin
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Wakili Adebo Alain Adehand Medicine Department, Saad Dahlab University of Blida Faculty of Medicine, Blida, Algeria
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Souleymane Kandee National Laboratory for Agricultural Development Support (LANADA), Bouake Regional Laboratory (LRB), Bouake, Ivory Coast
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Traoré Mama Yacouboub Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi (EPAC) Production and Animal Health Department, Communicable Disease Research Unit (URMAT), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Calavi, Benin
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Yao Akpof Laboratory of Ecology, Health and Animal Production, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, Parakou, Benin
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K. Cyrille Bokob Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi (EPAC) Production and Animal Health Department, Communicable Disease Research Unit (URMAT), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Calavi, Benin
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Gérard Septime Olivier Dossou-Gbétég National Institute of Agricultural Research of Benin, Zootechnical Veterinary and Fisheries Research Laboratory (LRZVH), Calavi, Benin
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Maxime Madderh Institute of Tropical Medicine, Institut de Médecine Tropicale Prince Léopold, Antwerp, Belgium
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Souaïbou Farougoub Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi (EPAC) Production and Animal Health Department, Communicable Disease Research Unit (URMAT), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Calavi, Benin
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Pages 523-524 | Received 21 Apr 2022, Accepted 03 Aug 2022, Published online: 24 Aug 2022

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