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Diversity of ticks in the wildlife screening center of São Paulo city, Brazil
: The Wildlife Screening Center (CETAS) of the Tietê Ecological Park (PET), situated at the municipality of São Paulo, receives, treats and rehabilitates wild animals that have been dislodged from their natural environment due to different reasons.
Thiago Fernandes Martins +8 more
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Anaphylactic transfusion reaction to group B platelets related to alpha‐gal syndrome: A case report
Abstract Background Alpha‐gal syndrome (AGS), a distinct form of IgE‐mediated hypersensitivity to the carbohydrate galactose‐α‐1,3‐galactose (α‐Gal), typically occurs after repeated tick bites and leads to allergic reactions after ingestion of mammalian meat.
Oscar Andre Hinojosa +2 more
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Ticks’ saliva presents immunomodulatory activity and cause several tissue changes at the attachment site on the host's skin. Here, we compare different moments of the skin of a Mangalarga Marchador mare before, during and after tick attachment. On the skin with a fixed tick, we observed inflammatory infiltrate, degranulated mast cells, areas with an ...
Bárbara Cristina Félix Nogueira +3 more
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WILD ANIMALS TICKS IN THE CERRADO BIOME SCREENED BY THE CETAS, IBAMA-GOIÁS
Cerrado biome has around 320,000 species of animals and it occupies approximately 25% of the Brazilian territory. This great number of species stimulates the illegal trafficking of wild animals.
Thiago Souza Azeredo Bastos +4 more
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Diversity of tick species (Acari: Ixodidae) in military training areas in Southeastern Brazil
Tick-borne pathogens belong to one of the two main groups of occupational biohazards, and occupational exposure to such agents puts soldiers at risk of zoonotic infections, such as those caused by rickettsiae.
Rubens Fabiano Soares Prado +5 more
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First detection of Ehrlichia minasensis, Anaplasma marginale and hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. in cattle in The Gambia. Identification of four tick species, with Hyalomma marginatum being the most common. 15.6% of ticks tested positive for tick‐borne pathogens, including Ehrlichia spp., A. marginale and hemotropic Mycoplasma spp.
Alpha Kargbo +9 more
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The main way to avoid contact with ticks and consequently tick-borne disease is the use of synthetic repellents. The search of new repellent compounds to increase the possibilities of use in strategies controls are necessary.
Jhone Robson da Silva Costa +6 more
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Because information regarding neural and sensory functions of ticks is scarce, the aim of the present study was to ascertain the neuronal projection patterns of olfactory sensilla from Haller's organ to the olfactory lobes of the synganglion in Amblyomma
Karolina Martins Ferreira Menezes +3 more
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Epidemiology of capybara-associated Brazilian spotted fever.
BACKGROUND:Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, has been associated with the transmission by the tick Amblyomma sculptum, and one of its main hosts, the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris).
Hermes R Luz +28 more
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Phenology of Amblyomma sculptum in a degraded area of Atlantic rainforest in north-eastern Brazil
Amblyomma sculptum is the principal vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the main agent of spotted fever rickettsiosis in Brazil. Little information is available regarding the population dynamics of this tick in some regions, including north-eastern Brazil, where cases of spotted fever rickettsioses are increasingly reported.
Filipe, Dantas-Torres +5 more
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