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Ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae, Ixodidae, Khimairidae, and Nuttalliellidae) of the world [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
The taxonomy of ticks (order Ixodida) has changed significantly over the past few decades. Many species have been described, synonymized, invalidated, or reinstated.
Filipe Dantas-Torres, Ben J. Mans
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First report of the soft tick Ornithodoros mimon (Ixodida: Argasidae) in Alagoas State, Northeastern Brazil [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
The Brazilian tick fauna currently comprises 77 valid species categorized into two families: Ixodidae (53 species) and Argasidae (24 species). In the state of Alagoas, only six Ixodid ticks have been reported to date, with no previous reports of ticks in
Epitácio Correia de Farias Júnior, Ana Cecília Pires de Azevedo Lopes, Glauber Meneses Barboza Oliveira, Rafael Felipe da Costa Vieira, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Jonatas Campos de Almeida   +5 more
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Host-similar fragments in the African swine fever virus genome: distribution, functions, and evolution [PDF]

Veterinary Research
African swine fever virus (ASFV) predominantly infects Argasidae and suids, resulting in high morbidity and mortality in pigs. Despite the crucial role that viral sequences resembling those of the host play in the virus’s survival, there are limited ...
Zhaozhong Zhu, Na Li, Qin Sun, Xizi Long, Tao Wang, Hua-Ji Qiu   +5 more
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Molecular analysis of Anaplasma ovis, Theileria ovis and Brucella abortus in adult Ornithodoros lahorensis soft ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) isolated from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary Research
Ticks are obligate blood-feeding arthropods that cause significant economic losses in domestic animal husbandry and threaten public health. However, information about soft ticks (Acari: Argasidae) and tick-borne pathogens in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous
Liu Dandan, Wang Jinming, Liu Yutong, Wang Shuiyi, Zhu Huiru, Jiang Bingbing, Li Yongchang, Zhang Yang, Chahan Bayin, Zhang Wei   +9 more
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Nuttalliella namaqua Bedford, 1931, a sole extant species of the genus Nuttalliella – a scoping review [PDF]

Frontiers in Parasitology
Nuttalliella namaqua Bedford, 1931 is the sole extant tick species that belongs to the genus and family Nuttalliella and Nuttalliellidae respectively. With the characteristics that are respectively distinctive to hard and soft ticks, it is regarded as ...
Maphuti Betty Ledwaba, Dikeledi Petunia Malatji   +1 more
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The ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae, Ixodidae) of Bolivia

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2014
The tick species reported in Bolivia are reviewed here as (1) endemic or established: Ornithodoros echimys, O. guaporensis, O. hasei, O. kohlsi, O. mimon, O. peropteryx, O. rostratus, Otobius megnini, Amblyomma auricularium, A. cajennense, A. calcaratum, A. coelebs, A. dubitatum, A. humerale, A. incisum, A. longirostre, A. naponense, A.
L Fabian Beltrán-Saavedra, Mariano Mastropaolo   +1 more
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Mitochondrial genome and nuclear ribosomal RNA analysis place Alveonasus lahorensis within the Argasinae and suggest that the genus Alveonasus is paraphyletic [PDF]

Parasitology
Two major families exist in ticks, the Argasidae and Ixodidae. The Argasidae comprise 2 sub-families, Argasinae and Ornithodorinae. The placement into subfamilies illuminate differences in morphological and molecular systematics and is important since it
Ben J. Mans, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Ronel Pienaar, Minique de Castro, Mehran Khan, Mashal M. Almutairi, Abdulaziz Alouffi, Abid Ali, Ala Tabor   +8 more
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Mating, Sperm Transfer and Oviposition in Soft Ticks (Acari: Argasidae), a Review

Pathogens, 2023
This review addresses the physiology and behavioral events involved in the reproduction of soft ticks (family Argasidae), with special attention to the events of their adult life: mating, sperm transfer and egg-laying.
Julian Shepherd
exaly   +3 more sources

The complete mitogenome of Argas vulgaris (Filippova, 1961) and its phylogenetic status in subgenus Argas (Acari: Argasidae) [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) are ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates with worldwide distributions. As one representative group of Argasidae, the genus Argas has an important vectorial role in transmitting zoonotic diseases. However, our knowledge
Yi-Fei Wang, Jia-Jing Zheng, Ming-Zhu Zhang, Li-Feng Du, Xiao-Ming Cui, Xiao-Yu Han, Di Tian, Nuo Cheng, Ning Wang, Wan-Ying Gao, Bai-Hui Wang, Xiao-Yu Shi, Jia-Fu Jiang, Na Jia, Yi Sun, Wenqiang Shi, Wu-Chun Cao   +16 more
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Checklist of the tick (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) species of Pakistan

Veterinaria Italiana, 2020
In developed and underdeveloped countries, ticks are important vectors transmitting various pathogens that cause diseases of veterinary and public health importance, like babesiosis, theileriosis, Crimean‑Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and many more ...
Muhammad Ramzan, Unsar Naeem-Ullah, Syed Haroon Masood Bokhari, Shafia Saba, Khalid Ali Khan, Shafqat Saeed   +5 more
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