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Historically restricted to Eastern and Southern Africa, knowledge of their presence in West Africa has remained uncertain. This study aimed to confirm the presence of\n                    <jats:italic>H. muhsamae<\/jats:italic>\n                    in Ghana and to investigate its distribution, host associations and infestation patterns across ecological zones and seasons.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    A total of 3816 ticks were collected from wild mammal carcasses at two bushmeat markets between 2020 and early 2021. Morphological examination and molecular analysis targeting the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene confirmed the presence of\n                    <jats:italic>H. muhsamae<\/jats:italic>\n                    in Ghana for the first time. Of the total, 140 ticks (3.7%) were identified as\n                    <jats:italic>H. muhsamae<\/jats:italic>\n                    , predominantly infesting the African civet (\n                    <jats:italic>Civettictis civetta<\/jats:italic>\n                    ), striped ground squirrel (\n                    <jats:italic>Xerus erythropus<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) and Kusimanse mongoose (\n                    <jats:italic>Crossarchus obscurus<\/jats:italic>\n                    ). The species occurred in both forest (3.9%) and coastal savannah (3.5%) zones, with infestation intensity highest on African civets (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.0032) and significantly greater during the wet season in the coastal savannah (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.0213). Phylogenetic analysis showed close genetic similarity between Ghanaian specimens and those from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, suggesting a shared evolutionary lineage.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    These findings expand the known distribution of\n                    <jats:italic>H. muhsamae<\/jats:italic>\n                    and underscore the importance of ongoing tick surveillance and molecular characterization to better understand tick\u2010borne disease risks in West Africa.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/mve.70059","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,8]],"date-time":"2026-03-08T16:16:39Z","timestamp":1772986599000},"page":"530-538","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["First record and infestation pattern of\n                    <i>Haemaphysalis muhsamae<\/i>\n                    on wild mammals in 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