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Growth of Cowdria ruminantium, the causative agent of heartwater, in a tick cell line [PDF]

, 2000
The tick-borne rickettsia Cowdria ruminantium has been propagated continuously for over 500 days in the Ixodes scapularis tick cell line IDE8 by using the Gardel isolate from bovine endothelial cells as an inoculum.
Bell-Sakyi, Lesley, Munderloh, Ulrike G, Paxton, Edith, Sumption, Keith J   +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 ...
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

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

Rickettsia spp. and Anaplasmataceae in Ticks From Domestic Animals in Northern Colombia

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 72, Issue 5, Page 421-434, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Introduction Tick‐borne diseases have a significant impact on public and animal health and represent a considerable financial burden on livestock farming. However, in many regions of Latin America, comprehensive epidemiological data, including species identification, geographical distribution and molecular profiling of ticks and their ...
Maria Badillo‐Viloria, Salim Mattar, Susana Remesar, Steffania de la Rosa‐Jaramillo, Ignacio García‐Bocanegra, Jorge Miranda, Aránzazu Portillo, Cristina Cervera‐Acedo, José Antonio Oteo, David Cano‐Terriza   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

SURVEY OF Rickettsia spp. IN TICKS IN NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, TEXAS [PDF]

, 2018
Rickettsia parkeri is an obligate intracellular pathogenic bacterium that is commonly transmitted by the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum. Rickettsia parkeri is the causative agent of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis, which is a disease characterized
Blakley, Nathaniel
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Description of a new tick species, closely related to Amblyomma javanense (Supino, 1897), associated with Varanus bengalensis (Squamata: Varanidae) in Pakistan

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
The genus Amblyomma contains the highest percentage of reptile-associated ticks, and comprises approximately nine subgenera. One of these subgenera is Adenopleura, which also encompasses Amblyomma javanense, and its type species Amblyomma compressum ...
Abid Ali, Mehran Khan, Abdulaziz Alouffi, Mashal M. Almutairi, Archile Paguem, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Ronel Pienaar, Minique H. de Castro, Ben J. Mans   +8 more
doaj   +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

Factors associated to Amblyomma variegatum presence on farms in Nevis and determination of high risks TBR areas [PDF]

, 2012
Tropical Bont Tick (TBT), Amblyomma variegatum, is an invasive tick species of ruminants present in 10 Caribbean islands. TBT and the associated disease dermatophilosis, have been a challenge to livestock development in Nevis, Northern West Indies, for ...
Alfred, S., Bartlette-Powell, P., Beattie, P., Delgado, Amy, Lefrançois, Thierry, Morton, B., Porphyre, Thibaud, Pradel, Jennifer, Sampson, S., Shaw, J.   +9 more
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Ticks in wild animals at a resort and the first documentation of Amblyomma sculptum infesting Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2019
The study aimed to identify species of ticks present in the environment and among captive animals, in Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ticks were isolated from captive animals by manual examination and free-living ticks in the environment were ...
Izabela Mesquita Araújo, Paulo Cesar Magalhães-Matos, Matheus Dias Cordeiro, Adlilton Pacheco, Bruno Silva Rocha, Luis Felipe Barbosa Braga Feitoza, Argemiro Sanavria, Adivaldo Henrique Fonseca   +7 more
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The Immunology of Alpha‐Gal Syndrome: History, Tick Bites, IgE, and Delayed Anaphylaxis to Mammalian Meat

Immunological Reviews, Volume 332, Issue 1, July 2025.
ABSTRACT The primary features of the alpha‐gal syndrome (AGS) are (i) The IgE ab that are causally related to anaphylaxis with infusions of Cetuximab are specific for galactose alpha‐1,3‐galactose. (ii) In the USA, this IgE ab is induced by bites of the tick Amblyomma americanum. (iii) The anaphylactic reactions to food derived from non‐primate mammals
Thomas A. E. Platts‐Mills, Roopesh Singh Gangwar, Lisa Workman, Jeffrey M. Wilson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source