Detection of a novel Babesia sp. in Amblyomma javanense, an ectoparasite of Sunda pangolins [PDF]
Parasites and Vectors, 2023 Background Babesia is a protozoal, tick-borne parasite that can cause life-threatening disease in humans, wildlife and domestic animals worldwide. However, in Southeast Asia, little is known about the prevalence and diversity of Babesia species present ...
Stacy Q. Y. Chong +10 more
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Identification of Amblyomma javanense and detection of tick-borne Ehrlichia spp. in confiscated Malayan Pangolins [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021 Due to habitat destruction and illegal hunting and trade, the number of pangolins has been sharply reduced. To protect pangolins from extinction, relevant departments are combined and active action have been taken.
Junqiong Zhai, Yajiang Wu, Wu Chen
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Detection of a novel Pestivirus strain in Java ticks (Amblyomma javanense) and the hosts Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica) and Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Pangolins are endangered animals and are listed in the CITES Appendix I of the Convention International Trade Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora as well as being the national first-level protected wild animal in China.
Yan Hua
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Molecular Detection of Novel Borrelia Species, Candidatus Borrelia javanense, in Amblyomma javanense Ticks from Pangolins [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 A novel Borrelia species, Candidatus Borrelia javanense, was found in ectoparasite ticks, Amblyomma javanense, from Manis javanica pangolins seized in anti-smuggling operations in southern China.
Bao-Gui Jiang +10 more
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Ticks and Tick-borne DiseasesThe genus Amblyomma contains the highest percentage of reptile-associated ticks, and comprises approximately nine subgenera. One of these subgenera is Adenopleura, which also encompasses Amblyomma javanense, and its type species Amblyomma compressum ...
Abid Ali +2 more
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Comparative mitogenomics elucidates the population genetic structure of Amblyomma testudinarium in Japan and a closely related Amblyomma species in Myanmar. [PDF]
Evol Appl, 2022 Abstract Ticks are the second most important vector capable of transmitting diseases affecting the health of both humans and animals. Amblyomma testudinarium Koch 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae), is a hard tick species having a wide geographic distribution in Asia. In this study, we analyzed the composition of A.
Mohamed WMA +18 more
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New host record of Amblyomma pakhtunensis on the Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) with detection of a distinct Borrelia lineage [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPangolins are mammals of the order Pholidota, with most species listed as endangered or critically endangered. They are distributed in both Asia and Africa, with the Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) found in South Asia, including Pakistan.
Mehran Khan +8 more
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Ixodid Tick Vectors of Wild Mammals and Reptiles of Southern India [PDF]
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2018 Background: We aimed to focus on the ixodid ticks parasitizing wild mammals and reptiles from Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghat, southern India. Methods: The taxonomic identification of ticks collected from wild mammals and reptiles was performed ...
K. G. Ajith Kumar +7 more
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Emergence of human infection with Jingmen tick virus in China: A retrospective studyPanel: Research in context [PDF]
EBioMedicine, 2019 Background: A tick-borne segmented RNA virus called Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) was recently identified, variants of which were detected in a non-human primate host and fatal patients with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever.
Na Jia +23 more
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Hematological and plasma profiles and ticks and tick-borne pathogens in wild Formosan black bears (Ursus thibetanus formosanus) [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground The endangered Formosan black bear (Ursus thibetanus formosanus) is the largest native carnivorous mammal in Taiwan. Diseases, poor management, illegal hunting, and habitat destruction are serious threats to the survival of bear populations ...
Yi-Lun Tsai +5 more
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