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Intra- and interspecific variation of Amblyomma ticks from southern Africa [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Amblyomma spp. ticks, known for their long mouthparts, bright ornate appearance and aggressive hunting behaviour, are vectors of a number of important pathogens. In southern Africa, 17 Amblyomma spp. are currently documented. Of these species,
Andeliza Smit, Fernando Mulandane, Martinet Labuschagne, Stephané Heike Wójick, Choolwe Malabwa, Gourgelia Sili, Stephen Mandara, Zinathi Dlamkile, Rebecca Ackermann, Hannah Rose Vineer, Wilhelm Heinrich Stoltsz, Karine Huber, Ivan Gerard Horak, Darshana Morar-Leather, Benjamin Lawrence Makepeace, Luis Neves   +15 more
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New insights into the molecular phylogeny, biogeographical history, and diversification of Amblyomma ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) based on mitogenomes and nuclear sequences

Parasites & Vectors
Background Amblyomma is the third most diversified genus of Ixodidae that is distributed across the Indomalayan, Afrotropical, Australasian (IAA), Nearctic and Neotropical biogeographic ecoregions, reaching in the Neotropic its highest diversity.
Juan E. Uribe, Samuel Kelava, Santiago Nava, Andrea P. Cotes-Perdomo, Lyda R. Castro, Fredy A. Rivera-Paéz, Silvia Perea, Ben J. Mans, Alexander Gofton, Ernest J. M. Teo, Rafael Zardoya, Stephen C. Barker   +11 more
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Prevalence and Species Identifications of Camel Ixodid Ticks in Habru District, North Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia. [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
The overall tick infestation rate was 55.21% in camels. The most common tick species was H. dromedarii (28.7%). Most tick species had male‐predominant sex ratios. They were more located beneath the animals' tails (30.06%). Ticks were commonly found in the study area.
Yirsa T, Tizazu Y, Berihun A, Zegeye A.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Modeling Potential Habitat for Amblyomma Tick Species in California

Insects, 2019
The Amblyomma genus of ticks comprises species that are aggressive human biters and vectors of pathogens. Numerous species in the genus are undergoing rapid range expansion.
Emily L. Pascoe, Matteo Marcantonio, Cyril Caminade, Janet E. Foley   +3 more
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Analysis of the Salivary Gland Transcriptome of Unfed and Partially Fed Amblyomma sculptum Ticks and Descriptive Proteome of the Saliva

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2017
Ticks are obligate blood feeding ectoparasites that transmit a wide variety of pathogenic microorganisms to their vertebrate hosts. Amblyomma sculptum is vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), the ...
Eliane Esteves, Sandra Regina Maruyama, Rebeca Kawahara   +2 more
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Epidemiology of Ticks and Tick-Borne Hemopathogens of Cattle in Two Selected Districts of Northwest Ethiopia. [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
The overall prevalence of tick infestation and tick‐borne haemopathogens of cattle in the study area was 87.8% and 17.1%, respectively. Five species of ticks under three genera were detected; namely: Amblyomma variegatum, Amblyomma lepidum, Rhipicephalus evertsi, Hyalomma rufipes and Rhipicephalus decoloratus were identified.
Yenew AS, Dagnachew Nigatu S, Seyoum Z, Chanie M.   +3 more
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Global Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Cattle: A One Health Perspective, Meta-Analysis and Future Predictions (up to 2035). [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT ✓ Bovine anaplasmosis is a major tick‐borne disease affecting cattle herds. ✓ The global prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in cattle was 8.5%. ✓ Mongolia and Guatemala were countries accounted for the highest prevalence. ✓ Anaplasma phagocytophilum was most prevalent in cattle African region and Hot‐summer Mediterranean climate.
Abdoli A, Olfatifar M, Zaki L, Nikkhahi F, Fardsanei F, Sobhani S, Sadeghi H, Eslahi AV, Badri M.   +8 more
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Morphological abnormality in larvae of Amblyomma oblongoguttatum (Acari: Ixodidae)

Veterinary News, 2019
Amblyomma oblongoguttatum is a tick that is a parasite of mammals and its preferred hosts are the wild pigs, tapirs and small rodents, being collected also parasitizing domestic dogs and eventually humans.
Camila Flávia Gomes Azzi, Cesarino Junior Lima Aprígio, Rosemira Vidal de Souza, Ana Beatriz Pais Borsoi, Karla Bitencourth, Ademar Ferreira, Marinete Amorim, Stefan Vilges de Oliveira, Gilberto Salles Gazeta   +8 more
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Climate change influences on the geographic distributional potential of the spotted fever vectors Amblyomma maculatum and Dermacentor andersoni

PeerJ, 2022
Amblyomma maculatum (Gulf Coast tick), and Dermacentor andersoni (Rocky Mountain wood tick) are two North American ticks that transmit spotted fevers associated Rickettsia.
Abdelghafar Alkishe, A. Peterson
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Seasonal dynamics of Amblyomma sculptum: a review

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background Amblyomma sculptum is a hard tick that is associated with domestic animals and the transmission of Brazilian spotted fever. This association has motivated several field studies on this ixodid tick within its distribution area in South America.
Luiza Gabriella Ferreira de Paula, R. M. do Nascimento, Artur de Oliveira Franco, M. Szabó, M. Labruna, Caio Monteiro, F. Krawczak   +6 more
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