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Tabassam Fatima, Athar Usman, Hassan Akram, Muhammad Rehan Sami.

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Tick fever is a disease in dogs caused by both bacterial and viral agents vectored by ticks. It affects areas of the United States and South Africa. Tick fever can be transmitted to humans as well. This disease passes from one to next generation of ticks through eggs. Complement fixation test (CFT), the Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test (IFAT), and Enzyme linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) techniques are used for the diagnosis of tick fever. It can be controlled by overcoming the tick population using acaricides. Efforts are being made to develop anti-tick vaccines.

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