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nzoloko
nzo-LO-ko
tick / cattle tick
French: tique
Longola nzoloko na mposo ya mbwa.
Remove the tick from the dog's skin.
Enlève la tique de la peau du chien.
Nzoloko — the tick; a blood-sucking arachnid parasite of livestock and dogs. Cattle ticks spread East Coast Fever, a deadly cattle disease; tick control is critical for Congolese pastoralists. Removing nzoloko from mbwa (dogs) is a daily task for children in rural households.
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