The characterisation of canine and feline ticks and identification of associated tick-borne diseases

The compilation of datasets were generated for both thesis and journal contributions and are contextually both quantitative and qualitative. Including: dataset on canine ticks, collected during routine physical and diagnostic examination of dogs, and including tick pools, tick genus and species identified through stereomicroscopy, and diagnostic assessment for blood-borne pathogens of interest in tick pools; dataset on feline ticks, collected during routine physical and diagnostic examination of dogs, and including tick pools, tick genus and species identified through stereomicroscopy, and diagnostic assessment for blood-borne pathogens of interest in tick pools.