Opening address
Bigalke, R.D.
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 50(4): 283-284
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 1019-9128 DOI: 10.1039/tf9151000207Document Number: 361976
This and the following 15 papers were presented at the Wellcome Haemotropic Diseases Symposium, held in South Africa in 1979. The author discusses the economic losses caused by ticks and tick-borne diseases, especially in South Africa, reviews past successes in their control, and discusses research priorities and unsolved problems remaining.