Description of a new Pavlovskyella species (Acari: Argasidae) from Chile [PDF]
Soft ticks (Argasidae) of the Pavlovskyella Pospelova-Shtrom subgenus are important vectors of relapsing fever spirochetes, which are agents of disease globally. South American representatives of the Pavlovskyella subgenus include 3 species: Ornithodoros
Sebastian Muñoz-Leal +2 more
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The Persian tick Argas persicus (Ixodida: Argasidae) in Kalmykia (Russia)
The epidemiological significance of ticks of the genus Argas has been known since 1897, as this genus includes at least 61 species of ticks parasitizing birds and bats and is capable of hosting and transmitting several bacterial diseases such as ...
Aleksandra Yatsuk +5 more
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Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) puertoricensis (IXODIDA: ARGASIDAE) PARASITIZING EXOTIC REPTILES PETS IN PANAMÁ [PDF]
In this paper we report and discuss the finding of all the stages of Ornithodoros puertoricensis (Argasidae) parasitizing the exotic reptiles Varanus dumerilii, Python regius and P. bivittatus, and its presence in the reptiles’ terrariums in Panamá city.
BERMUDEZ S +3 more
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Historical collection of ticks (Acari: Argasidae) from Iran and other regions of central Asia (Museogenomics research) [PDF]
Herein, historical collection of ticks (Acari: Argasidae), which were collected by E. Pavlovsky of parasitological expeditions to Central Asia (1934-1955), are reported.
Aleksei Solovev +4 more
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Confirmación de Argas neghmei (Ixodida: Argasidae) en Perú y reporte del carpintero andino (Colaptes rupicola) como nuevo hospedero [PDF]
Este informe describe el hallazgo de garrapatas blandas (Ixodida, Argasidae) parasitando a dos carpinteros andinos (Colaptes rupicola) provenientes del distrito de Nuñoa, provincia de Melgar en Puno, Perú (14°31’11.77"S; 70°32’15.95"W; 3967 m de altitud).
Luis A. Gomez-Puerta +3 more
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Coxiella symbiont in the tick Ornithodoros rostratus (Acari: Argasidae) [PDF]
In the present study, the presence of tick-associated bacteria and protozoa in Ornithodoros rostratus ticks (adults, nymphs, and eggs) from the Pantanal region of Brazil were determined by molecular detection. In these ticks, DNA from protozoa in the genera Babesia and Hepatozoon, and bacteria from the genera Rickettsia, Borrelia, Anaplasma, and ...
Aliny P, Almeida +6 more
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A review of the systematics of the tick family Argasidae (Ixodida) [PDF]
The tick family Argasidae is a complex and diverse assemblage of about 190 species. Taxa within the Family Ixodidae had received considerable attention by contemporary researchers, but currently there is no consensus about the relevant morphological features for the determination of argasid species nor there is consensus on the appropriate genus for ...
Estrada Pena, Agustín +5 more
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Checklist of the tick (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) species of Pakistan
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 +5 more
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First record of Ornithodoros faccinii (Acari: Argasidae) on toads of genus Rhinella (Anura: Bufonidae) in Brazil [PDF]
Although a group of soft ticks (Argasidae) associated with amphibians was recently discovered in Brazilian rainforests, parasitism by these ticks on cold-blooded animals remains less common than on mammal and bird species.
Hermes Ribeiro Luz +5 more
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Las garrapatas de la familia Argasidae y de los géneros Dermacentor, Haemaphysalis, Ixodes y Rhipicephalus (Ixodidae) de la Argentina: Distribución y hospedadores [PDF]
Se analizaron las especies de garrapatas de las familias Argasidae e Ixodidae, con excepción del género Amblyomma, en relación con la fitogeografía de la Argentina.
A.A. Guglielmone, S. Nava
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