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Host, vector, and parasite dynamics: exploring intrinsic and extrinsic factors shaping tick‐borne filarial nematode transmission

open access: yesBiological 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
wiley   +1 more source

Dinâmica sazonal de carrapatos (Acari: Ixodidae) na mata ciliar de uma área endêmica para febre maculosa na região de Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil [PDF]

open access: yesCiência 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

EXPOSIÇÃO A RICKETTSIA BELLII REDUZ A CAPACIDADE AMPLIFICADORA DE RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII PARA CARRAPATOS AMBLYOMMA SCULPTUM EM COBAIAS

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Introdução e objetivo: No estado de São Paulo as capivaras são as principais hospedeiras amplificadoras da Rickettsia rickettsii, agente etiológico da febre maculosa brasileira (FMB), para o carrapato vetor Amblyomma sculptum.
Lina de Campos Binder   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular Detection of the Human Pathogenic Rickettsia sp. Strain Atlantic Rainforest in Amblyomma dubitatum Ticks from Argentina

open access: yesVector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2015
To date, three tick-borne pathogenic Rickettsia species have been reported in different regions of Argentina, namely, R. rickettsii , R. parkeri , and R. massiliae . However,
Monje, Lucas Daniel   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

New tick records with notes on rickettsial infection from the wildlife of the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil

open access: yesTicks and Tick-Borne Diseases
This work aimed to report ticks infesting the wildlife among 15 municipalities of the state of Espírito Santo between 2016 and 2021, within the Atlantic Forest biome of southeastern Brazil. A total of 576 tick specimens (187 males, 56 females, 149 nymphs,
Igor da Cunha Lima Acosta   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parasitismo humano por carrapatos na Mata Atlântica, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

open access: yesEntomoBrasilis, 2011
Entre janeiro de 1997 e dezembro de 2007 foi realizada uma investigação epidemiológica objetivando identificar casos de parasitismo por carrapatos em humanos na comunidade que invadiu e está ocupando Área de Proteção Ambiental – (APA), entre o “Parque ...
Nicolau Maués Serra-Freire   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Wildlife species, Ixodid fauna and new host records for ticks in an Amazon forest area, Rondônia, Brazil

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2018
The objective of this work was to evaluate the diversity of ticks associated with free-living animals and to investigate new host records for ticks. Ticks were collected from animals rescued during the flood of the Jamari River in the municipality of ...
Namor Pinheiro Zimmermann   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

CARRAPATOS EM animais silvestres DO BIOMA CERRADO triados pelo Cetas, IBAMA-goIÁS

open access: yesCiência Animal Brasileira, 2016
O Bioma Cerrado possui por volta de 320 mil espécies de animais e ocupa aproximadamente 25% do território brasileiro. Por sua grande diversidade de espécies, excita o tráfico ilegal de animais silvestres.
Thiago Souza Azeredo Bastos   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Study of the life cycle of Amblyomma dubitatum (Acari: Ixodidae) based on field and laboratory data

open access: yesExperimental and Applied Acarology, 2014
The life cycle of Amblyomma dubitatum was described based on the seasonal distribution of all parasitic stages and the development periods of engorged ticks under different conditions of photoperiod and temperature. All stages were found active along the entire year in the study area.
Debárbora, Valeria Natalia   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Environmental infestation and rickettsial infection in ticks in an area endemic for Brazilian spotted fever

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, is endemic in the municipality of Americana, southeastern Brazil, where the disease is transmitted by the tickAmblyomma cajennense.
José Brites-Neto   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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