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The tick and I: Parasite‐host interactions between ticks and humans
JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, Volume 20, Issue 6, Page 818-853, June 2022., 2022 Summary Ticks, particularly hard ticks (Ixodidae), which are among the most important vectors of dangerous infectious agents, feed on their hosts for extended periods of time. With this lifestyle, numerous adaptations have evolved in ticks and their hosts, the pharmacological importance of which is increasingly being recognized.
Michael P. Schön
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Die Zecke und ich: Parasiten‐Wirt‐Interaktionen zwischen Zecken und Menschen
JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, Volume 20, Issue 6, Page 818-855, June 2022., 2022 Zusammenfassung Zecken, insbesondere Schildzecken (Ixodidae), die zu den bedeutendsten Überträgern gefährlicher Infektionserreger gehören, saugen für längere Zeit an ihren Wirten. Mit dieser Lebensweise haben sich zahlreiche Anpassungen bei Zecken und ihren Wirten entwickelt, deren pharmakologische Bedeutung zunehmend erkannt wird.
Michael P. Schön
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Current review of isoxazoline ectoparasiticides used in veterinary medicine
Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 1-15, January 2022., 2022 Abstract The isoxazolines are a novel class of ectoparasiticides with potent inhibitory activity on glutamate‐ and gamma‐aminobutyric acid‐gated chloride channel located in nervous system of invertebrates. In recent years, studies have been performed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of isoxazolines against various types of ectoparasites, including ...
Xueying Zhou +2 more
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Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Bioactivities of Mesosphaerum suaveolens (L.) Kuntze
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022 Mesosphaerum suaveolens (L.) Kuntze is a species widely used traditionally in the treatment of ailments, such as stomach pain, hemorrhoids, cough, verminosis, ulcer, liver disease, fever, influenza, nasal congestion, and inflammation. This review aims to provide a survey of available information on seven international electronic databases (Google ...
José Weverton Almeida-Bezerra +18 more
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The sialotranscriptome of Amblyomma triste, Amblyomma parvum and Amblyomma cajennense ticks, uncovered by 454-based RNA-seq. [PDF]
Parasit Vectors, 2014 Background Tick salivary constituents antagonize inflammatory, immune and hemostatic host responses, favoring tick blood feeding and the establishment of tick-borne pathogens in hosts during hematophagy. Amblyomma triste, A. cajennense and A.
Garcia GR +10 more
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The role of basophils in acquired protective immunity to tick infestation
Parasite Immunology, Volume 43, Issue 5, May 2021., 2021 Abstract Ticks are blood‐feeding ectoparasites that transmit a variety of pathogens to host animals and humans, causing severe infectious diseases such as Lyme disease. In a certain combination of animal and tick species, tick infestation elicits acquired immunity against ticks in the host, which can reduce the ability of ticks to feed on blood and to ...
Soichiro Yoshikawa +3 more
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The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021 Introduction. Sitophilus zeamais infestation is among the major setbacks to sustainable maize farming and availability. It causes an estimated annual loss of 5–10% and 20–30% of the total maize grains loss in the temperate and tropical zones, respectively.
Stephen Maina Gitahi +4 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2011 This study reports rickettsial infection in Amblyomma cajennense and Amblyomma dubitatum ticks collected in an area of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, where Brazilian spotted fever is considered endemic. For this purpose, 400 adults of A.
Elizângela Guedes +4 more
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Soroprevalência de Borrelia burgdorferi latu sensu associada à presença de carrapatos em cães de áreas rurais do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2004 Pesquisou-se a presença de anticorpos contra Borrelia burgdorferi latu sensu em cães de áreas rurais de sete municípios do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, pelo ensaio imunoenzimático indireto, associando-se os resultados com a presença de carrapatos nestes ...
Lucia Helena O'Dwyer +5 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2009 O presente trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar a ocorrência de resistência imune em cães, frente a infestações sucessivas por ninfas de Amblyomma cajennense.
Carolina Maria Vianna de Freitas +4 more
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