Abdul Ghafar

Ticks and tick-borne diseases of bovines in a smallholder livestock context: The Pakistani example

Abdul Ghafar, Robin B Gasser, Tariq Abbas, Abdul Rehman, Charles G Gauci, Abdul Jabbar

Journal article  |  2021  |  Advances in Parasitology

Molecular detection of Strongyloides sp. in Australian Thoroughbred foals

Ghazanfar Abbas, Abdul Ghafar, Anson Koehler, Jenni Bauquier, Edwina JA Wilkes, Caroline Jacobson, Anne Beasley, John Hurley, Lucy Cudmore, Peter Carrigan, Brett Tennent-Brown, Charles El-Hage, Martin K Nielsen, Charles G Gauci, Kristopher J Hughes, Ian Beveridge, Abdul Jabbar

Journal article  |  2021  |  PARASITES & VECTORS

BACKGROUND: Strongyloides westeri is found in the small intestine of young horses, mainly in foals up to about 16 weeks of age. Th..

Shared Odds of Borrelia and Rabies Virus Exposure in Serbia

Pavle Banovic, Adrian Alberto Diaz-Sanchez, Dragana Mijatovic, Dragana Vujin, Zsolt Horvath, Nenad Vranjes, Zorana Budakov-Obradovic, Nevenka Bujandric, Jasmina Grujic, Abdul Ghafar, Abdul Jabbar, Verica Simin, Dasiel Obregon, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz

Journal article  |  2021  |  PATHOGENS

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most common tick-borne disease in Serbia and other European countries. Rabies is a fatal zoonosis dis..

Comparative studies on faecal egg counting techniques used for the detection of gastrointestinal parasites of equines: A systematic review

Abdul Ghafar, Ghazanfar Abbas, Justine King, Caroline Jacobson, Kristopher J Hughes, Charles El-Hage, Anne Beasley, Jenni Bauquier, Edwina JA Wilkes, John Hurley, Lucy Cudmore, Peter Carrigan, Brett Tennent-Brown, Martin K Nielsen, Charles G Gauci, Ian Beveridge, Abdul Jabbar

Journal article  |  2021  |  Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases

Faecal egg counting techniques (FECT) form the cornerstone for the detection of gastrointestinal parasites in equines. For this pu..

Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing and Informatics as an Effective Tool to Establish the Composition of Bovine Piroplasm Populations in Endemic Regions.

Abdul Ghafar, Anson V Koehler, Ross S Hall, Charles G Gauci, Robin B Gasser, Abdul Jabbar

Journal article  |  2021  |  Microorganisms

Protists of the genera Babesia and Theileria (piroplasms) cause some of the most prevalent and debilitating diseases for bovines w..

Systematic Review of Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens of Small Ruminants in Pakistan

Abdul Ghafar, Tariq Abbas, Abdul Rehman, Zia-ud-Din Sandhu, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, Abdul Jabbar

Journal article  |  2020  |  Pathogens

Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TTBDis) are a major constraint to the health and production of small ruminants in Pakistan. Despite..

Exploring the prevalence and diversity of bovine ticks in five agro-ecological zones of Pakistan using phenetic and genetic tools

Abdul Ghafar, Robin B Gasser, Imran Rashid, Aamir Ghafoor, Abdul Jabbar

Journal article  |  2020  |  TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES

Tick infestation is a leading cause of tick-worry and tick-borne diseases in livestock and associated economic losses in tropical ..

An Assessment of the Molecular Diversity of Ticks and Tick-Borne Microorganisms of Small Ruminants in Pakistan

Abdul Ghafar, Adil Khan, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, Charles G Gauci, Sadaf Niaz, Sultan Ayaz, Lourdes Mateos-Hernandez, Clemence Galon, Nasreen Nasreen, Sara Moutailler, Robin B Gasser, Abdul Jabbar

Journal article  |  2020  |  Microorganisms

This study investigated ticks and tick-borne microorganisms of small ruminants from five districts of the Federally Administered T..

A Participatory Investigation of Bovine Health and Production Issues in Pakistan

Abdul Ghafar, David McGill, Mark A Stevenson, Muhammad Badar, Aijaz Kumbher, Hassan M Warriach, Robin B Gasser, Abdul Jabbar

Journal article  |  2020  |  FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE

Systems to record the frequency of animal health events in Pakistan are limited. A participatory approach was used to address gaps..

Bovine ticks harbour a diverse array of microorganisms in Pakistan

Abdul Ghafar, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, Clemence Galon, Dasiel Obregon, Robin B Gasser, Sara Moutailler, Abdul Jabbar

Journal article  |  2020  |  PARASITES & VECTORS

BACKGROUND: Ticks and tick-borne pathogens (TTBP) are a major constraint to livestock production in Pakistan; despite a high preva..