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Synopsis of the ticks of Algeria with new hosts and localities records
Background Ticks are obligate hematophagous arthropods with a world-wide distribution that are extremely important not only in terms of human and animal health but also economically. In Algeria, information on tick species is scarce. Methods A systematic
Noureddine Mechouk +3 more
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Background Increasing molecular evidence supports that bats and/or their ectoparasites may harbor vector-borne bacteria, such as bartonellae and borreliae. However, the simultaneous occurrence of rickettsiae in bats and bat ticks has been poorly studied.
Shuo Zhao +7 more
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Les Tiques du Cameroun (Ixodidae et Argasidae) [PDF]
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) No abstract provided.
Morel, P.C., /Mouchet, Jean
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Insects in birds’ nests from Argentina: Asthenes dorbignyi (Reichenbach, 1853) [Aves: Furnariidae] [PDF]
Asthenes dorbignyi (Reichenbach, 1853) es un furnárido que se distribuye en los Andes de Perú, Bolivia, norte de Chile y noroeste de la Argentina entre los 2200 a los 4600 m sobre el nivel del mar.
Di Iorio, Osvaldo +1 more
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Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Argasidae, Ixodidae) of Chile
The tick species recorded from Chile can be listed under the following headings: (1) endemic or established: Argas keiransi Estrada-Peña, Venzal and Gonzalez-Acuña, A. neghmei Kohls and Hoogstraal; Ornithodoros amblus Chamberlin; Otobius megnini (Dugès); Amblyomma parvitarsum Neumann; A. tigrinum Koch; Ixodes auritulus Neumann; I.
González-Acuña, Daniel +1 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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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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Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) ticks associated with a Rickettsia sp. in Pakistan
Background Soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) are medically important ectoparasites that mainly feed on birds and mammals, which play a key role in their geographic distribution and dispersion.
Abid Ali +7 more
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Mating, Sperm Transfer and Oviposition in Soft Ticks (Acari: Argasidae), a Review
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 G. Shepherd
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Infecção por riquétsias em carrapatos de aves silvestres em duas ecorregiões da Argentina [PDF]
Several tick-borne Rickettsia species are recognized human pathogens in Argentina. Here we evaluated rickettsial infection in ticks collected on passerine birds during 2011-2012 in two eco-regions of Argentina.
Borges Costa, Francisco +4 more
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