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Behavioral and Morphological Adaptations of Tortoise Tick Hyalomma aegyptium to Testudo graeca: Evidence for Complex Evolutionary History

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 8, August 2025.
In this study, we examined the infestation characteristics of the tick species Hyalomma aegyptium on its specific host, the spur‐thighed tortoise Testudo graeca, to investigate the principles of behavioral and morphological adaptation and its ecological consequences.
Sirri Kar, Baris Donmez, Bugrahan Regaip Kilinc, Zafer Sakaci, Sengul Talay, Dennis Bente, Agustin Estrada‐Peña   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

New tick records with notes on rickettsial infection from the wildlife of the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
This work aimed to report ticks infesting the wildlife among 15 municipalities of the state of Espírito Santo between 2016 and 2021, within the Atlantic Forest biome of southeastern Brazil. A total of 576 tick specimens (187 males, 56 females, 149 nymphs,
Igor da Cunha Lima Acosta, Isaias Roveri Garcia, Hermes Ribeiro Luz, Maria Carolina de Azevedo Serpa, Thiago Fernandes Martins, Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels, Marcelo B. Labruna   +6 more
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Parasites of domestic and wild animals in South Africa. XLVII. Ticks of tortoises and other reptiles

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2006
A total of 586 reptiles, belonging to 35 species and five subspecies, were examined in surveys aimed at determining the species spectrum and geographic distribution of ticks that infest them.
I.G. Horak, I.J. McKay, B.T. Henen, Heloise Heyne, Margaretha D. Hofmeyer, A.L. De Villiers   +5 more
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Amblyomma komodoense

, 2020
64. Amblyomma komodoense (Oudemans, 1928b). An Australasian species known only to parasitize Squamata: Varanidae. M: Oudemans (1928b), under the name Aponomma komodoense and given its current status in Horak et al. (2002) F: Warburton (1933), under the name Aponomma draconis, a synonym of Amblyomma komodoense N: undescribed L: unknown
Guglielmone, Alberto A., Petney, Trevor N., Robbins, Richard G.   +2 more
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Parasitismo em humano por Amblyomma sp (Acari: Ixodidae), na cidade de Recife, estado de Pernambuco Parasitism by Amblyomma sp (Acari: Ixodidae) in humans in the city of Recife, state of Pernambuco, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2010
INTRODUÇÃO: Os ixodídeos pertencentes ao gênero Amblyomma são encontrados no Brasil, sendo de grande importância em Saúde Pública por representarem risco na transmissão de patógenos.
Rafael Antonio do Nascimento Ramos, Mariana Karolina Freitas Galindo, Marília de Andrade Santana, Maria Aparecida da Glória Faustino, Leucio Câmara Alves   +4 more
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Ticks and tick-borne rickettsiae from dogs in El Salvador, with report of the human pathogen Rickettsia parkeri

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2023
Twelve tick species have been reported in El Salvador; however, information regarding ticks infesting domestic dogs is lacking, and pathogenic tick-borne Rickettsia species have never been reported in El Salvador.
Luis E. Romero, Lina C. Binder, Arlei Marcili, Marcelo B. Labruna   +3 more
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The Amblyomma maculatum Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae) group of ticks: phenotypic plasticity or incipient speciation?

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
The goal of this study was to reassess the taxonomic status of A. maculatum, A. triste and A. tigrinum by phylogenetic analysis of five molecular markers [four mitochondrial: 12S rDNA, 16S rDNA, the control region (DL) and cytochrome c oxidase 1 (cox1 ...
P. Lado, S. Nava, L. Mendoza-Uribe, A. G. Cáceres, J. Delgado-de la Mora, J. D. Licona-Enríquez, David Delgado-de la Mora, M. Labruna, L. Durden, Michelle E. J. Allerdice, C. Paddock, M. Szabó, J. Venzal, A. Guglielmone, L. Beati   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Investigation of Anti‐IgG Antibody Responses to the 17‐kDa Outer Membrane Protein of Rickettsia japonica in Individuals From a High‐Risk Area for Japanese Spotted Fever

Experimental Dermatology, Volume 34, Issue 7, July 2025.
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the seroprevalence and persistence of IgG antibodies against Rickettsia japonica's outer membrane protein (Omp) using a recombinant 17‐kDa antigen and Western blot analysis in residents of Minamiise, Japan—a high‐incidence Japanese spotted fever (JSF) area—and in individuals from non‐endemic regions.
Makoto Kondo, Koji Habe, Keiichi Yamanaka   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Amblyomma auricularium

, 2020
10. Amblyomma auricularium (Conil, 1878). A Neotropical species with several records from the Nearctic Region. Adults of Amblyomma auricularium are usually found on Cingulata: Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae, while larvae and nymphs are also commonly recovered from these hosts as well as from Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae. Additionally, all parasitic
Guglielmone, Alberto A., Petney, Trevor N., Robbins, Richard G.   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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 ...
E. Esteves, S. Maruyama, R. Kawahara, André Fujita, L. A. Martins, A. A. Righi, F. Costa, G. Palmisano, M. Labruna, A. Sá-Nunes, J. Ribeiro, Andréa C Fogaça   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source