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Tickbite‐associated chronic pruritic lesions in an Afro‐descendant population in the Cauca Department, Colombia. I. Clinical features and impact on health

open access: yesInternational Journal of Dermatology, Volume 59, Issue 12, Page 1491-1501, December 2020., 2020
Abstract Background During a health survey in a remote area in southwest Colombia, it became apparent that a high percentage of the population suffered from chronic pruritus in association with high numbers of ticks and tickbites. Objective To determine the clinical features and severity of tickbite‐associated pruritus.
Niklas Weber   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Latinamerican guidelines of RIICER for diagnosis of tick-borne rickettsioses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Las rickettsiosis transmitidas por garrapatas son afecciones de distribución mundial, que por diferentes motivos se pueden considerar emergentes y reemergentes.
Abarca, Katia   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Emerging zoonotic diseases originating in mammals: a systematic review of effects of anthropogenic land‐use change

open access: yesMammal Review, Volume 50, Issue 4, Page 336-352, October 2020., 2020
Identifying gaps in our understanding of the effects of anthropogenic land‐use change on the spread of zoonotic pathogens originating in mammals. We found skew in the geographic distribution of studies, with Africa being under‐represented, key hosts of zoonotic diseases, like bats, being under‐studied, key pathogen groups not studied in all hosts, and ...
Rebekah J. White, Orly Razgour
wiley   +1 more source

Ticks on domestic animals in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil Carrapatos em animais domésticos em Pernambuco, Nordeste do Brasil

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2009
The objective of this article was to discuss some aspects of ticks associated with domestic animals in the State of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil, based on a literature review and present new data obtained from recent tick collections carried out in ...
Filipe Dantas-Torres
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiological aspects of the Brazilian spotted fever: seasonal activity of ticks collected in an endemic area in São Paulo, Brazil

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1997
Ticks were collected from vegetation and animals at monthly intervals during one year (1993-1994) in an endemic area of Brazilian spotted fever in the County of Pedreira, State of São Paulo.
Elba R.S. de Lemos   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Species Distribution Models and Ecological Suitability Analysis for Potential Tick Vectors of Lyme Disease in Mexico

open access: yesJournal of Tropical Medicine, 2012
Species distribution models were constructed for ten Ixodes species and Amblyomma cajennense for a region including Mexico and Texas. The model was based on a maximum entropy algorithm that used environmental layers to predict the relative probability of
Patricia Illoldi-Rangel   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling Potential Habitat for Amblyomma Tick Species in California

open access: yesInsects, 2019
The Amblyomma genus of ticks comprises species that are aggressive human biters and vectors of pathogens. Numerous species in the genus are undergoing rapid range expansion.
Emily L. Pascoe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ambush behavior of the tick Amblyomma sculptum ( Amblyomma cajennense complex) (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Brazilian Pantanal

open access: yesTicks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2017
We herein describe the ambush behavior of Amblyomma sculptum (Berlese 1888), a widespread and epidemiologically important tick in Brazil. Along two years of sampling by visual search in the Brazilian Pantanal, A. sculptum ticks were observed on the vegetation and in the leaf litter. Most of the ticks were observed between 10 and 50cm above ground level
Vanessa do Nascimento, Ramos   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Soroprevalência de anticorpos contra Rickettsia spp. do grupo febre maculosa em equinos de haras no Norte do Paraná, Brasil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is an emerging disease most likely caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. The objective of the present study was to estimate the seroprevalence of BSF rickettsia infections in equines from six horse farms located in Londrina ...
CAVICCHIOLI, José Henrique   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

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

open access: yesZoonoses 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   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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