%0 Journal Article %T Emergence of multi-acaricide resistant Rhipicephalus ticks and its implication on chemical tick control in Uganda %A David Okello Owiny %A Dickson Stuart Tayebwa %A Edward Wampande %A Hiroshi Suzuki %A James Okwee-Acai %A Jeanne Bukeka Muhindo %A Joseph Byaruhanga %A Kozo Fujisaki %A Masaharu Kanameda %A Naotoshi Tsuji %A Patrick Vudriko %A Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji %A Robert Omara %A Robert Tweyongyere %A Steven Kakooza %A Takeshi Hatta %A Xuenan Xuan %J Archive of "Parasites & Vectors". %D 2016 %R 10.1186/s13071-015-1278-3 %X Acaricide failure has been on the rise in the western and central cattle corridor of Uganda. In this study, we identified the tick species associated with acaricide failure and determined their susceptibility to various acaricide molecules used for tick control in Uganda %K Ticks %K Rhipicephalus appendiculatus %K Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus %K Acaricide %K Resistance %K Amitraz %K Synthetic pyrethroids %K Organophosphates %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4700616/