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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2009 Devido a uma suspeita de Doença de Lyme-símile em humano, na região de Goiatins, Tocantins, foi realizada uma investigação epidemiológica em oito localidades dessa região, em setembro de 2007 e fevereiro de 2008, onde foram coletados 1.890 carrapatos de ...
Thiago F. Martins +5 more
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Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Rickettsioses and leptospirosis are infectious diseases often underdiagnosed due to limited knowledge about their epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical aspects. Objectives To characterize the seroprevalence and seroincidence of Rickettsia and Leptospira agents and determine their associated factors in rural areas of Urabá ...
Mariana Torres‐Bustamante +4 more
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Ticks 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
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Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 4, Page 1779-1792, August 2026.ABSTRACT Tick‐borne filarial nematodes are a complex and understudied group of parasites that rely on ticks for transmission in vertebrates. This review examines how intrinsic and extrinsic factors may influence the successful transmission of filarial nematodes in tick vectors, drawing insights from extensively studied haematophagous dipteran vector ...
Oluwaseun D. Ajileye +4 more
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Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT Bacteria of the order Rickettsiales comprise a diverse group of obligate intracellular microorganisms that are globally distributed and highly prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions. In South America, these bacteria have been associated with arthropod vectors, such as ticks, fleas, mites, lice, and certain dipterans, as well as with a ...
Cristian J. Zamorano‐Gómez +3 more
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Free-living ixodid ticks in an urban Atlantic Forest fragment, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaAs 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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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1999 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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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 +9 more
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Occurrence of Amblyomma mixtum on the water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in Mexico
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2018 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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Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 2, March 2025.GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT ✓ Bovine anaplasmosis is a major tick‐borne disease affecting cattle herds. ✓ The global prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in cattle was 8.5%. ✓ Mongolia and Guatemala were countries accounted for the highest prevalence. ✓ Anaplasma phagocytophilum was most prevalent in cattle African region and Hot‐summer Mediterranean climate.
Amir Abdoli +8 more
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