Artificial Feeding of Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) (Acari: Ixodidae) through Silicone Membrane [PDF]
An artificial feeding system was used where citrated bovine blood was offered to male and female Amblyomma cajennense. Vestiges of blood, sweat, hair and exfoliated skin were used as phago-stimulants placed on the surface of the silicone membrane. The ticks were collected, as engorged nymphs, from naturally infested equines, with the ecdysis occurring ...
Saulo Teixeira de Moura+3 more
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Free-living ixodid ticks in an urban Atlantic Forest fragment, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
As a consequence of the importance of ticks in forests in protected areas, was conducted survey of species of free-living ticks in the Natural Park Municipal Curió, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Michele da Costa Pinheiro+4 more
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Seroprevalencia de piroplasmosis equina en equinos de trabajo del cantón Quinindé en Esmeraldas, Ecuador [PDF]
Equine Piroplasmosis (EP) is a tick-borne disease caused by intraerythrocytic parasites Theileria equi or Babesia caballi. Both can be potentially transmitted to all equine species.
Vega Auz, Paúl Esteban
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Detection of Brucella in Dermacentor Ticks of Wild Boar with Brucellosis
Brucellosis is a sanitary and economically relevant disease affecting humans, livestock, and wildlife. Ticks have been suggested as vectors, long‐term carriers, and amplifiers of Brucella. In this study, ticks from wildlife ungulate hosts living in hunting reserves of a central region of Spain were collected during a 6‐year period, pooled, and screened
Agustín Rebollada-Merino+8 more
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Specimens of ticks were collected in 1993, 1996, 1997, and 1998, mostly from wild and domestic animals in the Southeast and Mid-West regions of Brazil. Nine species of Amblyommidae were identified: Anocentor nitens, Amblyomma cajennense, Amblyomma ovale,
Figueiredo Luiz Tadeu Moraes+3 more
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Acquisitions nouvelles dans la connaissance du rôle vecteur de tiques du genre Amblyomma (Ixodidae) [PDF]
La tique ouest-africaine Amblyomma astrion a transmis de façon transstadiale les protozoaires Theileria mutons et Theileria velifera. Des larves de cette tique, infectées de la rickettsie Cowdria ruminantium, ont transmis l'infection dans une seule ...
Uilenberg, Gerrit
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Rickettsias del grupo de las fiebres manchadas en garrapatas del género Amblyomma, capaces de infestar humanos, en áreas rurales del noroeste de Argentina [PDF]
This work was performed to detect Rickettsia species of the spotted fever group in Amblyomma ticks likely to infest humans in rural areas from northwestern Argentina.
Nava, Santiago+2 more
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Soroprevalência de Rickettsia bellii e Rickettsia felis em cães, São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, Brasil [PDF]
Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a vector-borne zoonosis caused by Rickettsia rickettsii bacteria. Dogs can be host sentinels for this bacterium. The aim of the study was to determine the presence of antibodies against Rickettsia spp.
BIONDO, Alexander Welker+7 more
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Detection of Amblyomma mixtum (Acari: Ixodidae) in Germany on a Human Traveler Returning from Cuba [PDF]
The importation of exotic ticks to Germany on infested humans is rarely reported. Here we describe the detection of an Amblyomma mixtum nymph harboring Rickettsia amblyommatis by a tourist returning from a holiday trip to Cuba.
Bröker, Michael+5 more
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Occurrence of Amblyomma mixtum on the water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in Mexico
The water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is an Asian species of bovine that was introduced in Mexico in 1992 as an alternative for milk and meat production.
Mariel Aguilar-Domínguez+9 more
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