Khogali, Rua
Bastos, Armanda
Khamis, Fathiya M.
Getange, Dennis
Kabii, James
Yuko, Epaphrus
Masiga, Daniel
Villinger, Jandouwe
Article History
Received: 25 June 2025
Accepted: 13 February 2026
First Online: 10 March 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Pwani University Ethics Review Committee (ERC/EXT/002/2020E) and a license from the National Commission for Science Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI/P/22/16467). This study did not involve human subjects as participants; however, verbal informed consent was obtained from all camel owners prior to tick collection from their animals. Given the low literacy rates among the camel farmers, the procedure for obtaining verbal informed consent was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Review Committee as part of the overall study protocol.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.