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Horizon scanning for potential invasive non‐native species across the United Kingdom Overseas Territories

Conservation Letters, Volume 16, Issue 1, January/February 2023., 2023
Abstract Invasive non‐native species (INNS) are recognized as a major threat to island biodiversity, ecosystems, and economies globally. Preventing high‐risk INNS from being introduced is the most cost‐effective way to avoid their adverse impacts.
Wayne Dawson, Jodey M. Peyton, Oliver L. Pescott, Tim Adriaens, Elizabeth J. Cottier‐Cook, Danielle S. Frohlich, Gillian Key, Chris Malumphy, Angeliki F. Martinou, Dan Minchin, Niall Moore, Wolfgang Rabitsch, Stephanie L. Rorke, Elena Tricarico, Katharine M. A. Turvey, Ian J. Winfield, David K. A. Barnes, Diane Baum, Keith Bensusan, Frederic J. Burton, Peter Carr, Peter Convey, Alison I. Copeland, Darren A. Fa, Liza Fowler, Emili García‐Berthou, Albert Gonzalez, Pablo González‐Moreno, Alan Gray, Richard W. Griffiths, Rhian Guillem, Antenor N. Guzman, Jane Haakonsson, Kevin A. Hughes, Ross James, Leslie Linares, Norbert Maczey, Stuart Mailer, Bryan Naqqi Manco, Stephanie Martin, Andrea Monaco, David G. Moverley, Christine Rose‐Smyth, Jonathan Shanklin, Natasha Stevens, Alan J. Stewart, Alexander G. C. Vaux, Stephen J. Warr, Victoria Werenkaut, Helen E. Roy   +49 more
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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, Alexandra E. Hohman, Walter H. Hsu   +2 more
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Rickettsia species infecting Amblyomma ticks from an area endemic for Brazilian spotted fever in Brazil Rickettsia infectando carrapatos Amblyomma de uma área endêmica para febre maculosa Brasileira no Brasil

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, Romário Cerqueira Leite, Richard Campos Pacheco, Iara Silveira, Marcelo Bahia Labruna   +4 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, Felicidade Caroline Rodrigues, José Jailson Lima Bezerra, Anderson Angel Vieira Pinheiro, Saulo Almeida de Menezes, Aline Belém Tavares, Adrielle Rodrigues Costa, Priscilla Augusta de Sousa Fernandes, Viviane Bezerra da Silva, José Galberto Martins da Costa, Rafael Pereira da Cruz, Maria Flaviana Bezerra Morais-Braga, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Edward Teixeira de Albergaria, Marcos Vinicius Meiado, Abolghasem Siyadatpanah, Bonglee Kim, Antônio Fernando Morais de Oliveira, Sekar Vijayakumar   +18 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, Kensuke Miyake, Atsunori Kamiya, Hajime Karasuyama   +3 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, Cleber Oliveira Soares, Carlos Luiz Massard, José Carlos Pereira de Souza, Walter Flausino, Adivaldo Henrique da Fonseca   +5 more
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Repellent Effects of Selected Organic Leaf Extracts of Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray and Vernonia lasiopus (O. Hoffman) against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

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, Mathew Ngugi Piero, David Nganga Mburu, Alex Kingori Machocho, Isabel Del Hierro   +4 more
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Dinâmica sazonal de carrapatos (Acari: Ixodidae) na mata ciliar de uma área endêmica para febre maculosa na região de Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil [PDF]

Ciência Rural, 2006
A febre maculosa é mundialmente reconhecida como um problema reemergente de saúde pública. Na região de Campinas-SP, observam-se uma ampliação da área de transmissão do agente da doença e a ocorrência de um maior número de casos confirmados nos últimos ...
Savina Silvana Aparecida Lacerra de Souza, Celso Eduardo de Souza, Elias José Rodrigues Neto, Angelo Pires do Prado   +3 more
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