Comprehensive validation of the rapid tick exposure test (RaTexT®): accuracy, reproducibility and comparative performance to detect acaricide resistance in livestock ticks
Overall, these findings demonstrate that RaTexT® is accurate and reproducible with a single test strip, making it a practical and cost-effective test that complements traditional laboratory bioassays.
Institutions
- Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (ZA)
- BioDetection Systems (Netherlands) (NL)
- Tropical Pesticides Research Institute (TZ)
- GGD Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2026-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-026-07335-y
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00