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The mitochondrial genomes of Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae) and Argas africolumbae (Ixodoidae: Argasidae): estimation of divergence dates for the major tick lineages and reconstruction of ancestral blood-feeding characters. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Ixodida are composed of hard (Ixodidae), soft (Argasidae) and the monotypic Nuttalliellidae (Nuttalliella namaqua) tick families. Nuclear 18S rRNA analysis suggested that N.
Ben J Mans +4 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2020 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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Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) ticks associated with a Rickettsia sp. in Pakistan
Parasites & Vectors, 2022 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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FAVE Sección Ciencias Veterinarias, 2015 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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A Survey on Fauna of Ticks in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2004 Tick are considered as the main vector for transmission of various diseases to human being. This study was carried out to investigate the fauna of species belonging to two families of ticks, Ixodidae and Argasidae in west Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Z Telmadarraiy +2 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Ixodes vespertilionis (Acari: Ixodidae)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 Ixodes vespertilionis is a tick parasitizing on the bodies of bats. In our study, the complete mitogenome of I. vespertilionis was determined by using Illumina sequencing technology.
Xinyan Lu +3 more
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Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT Bacteria of the order Rickettsiales comprise a diverse group of obligate intracellular microorganisms that are globally distributed and highly prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions. In South America, these bacteria have been associated with arthropod vectors, such as ticks, fleas, mites, lice, and certain dipterans, as well as with a ...
Cristian J. Zamorano‐Gómez +3 more
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Revista Mvz Cordoba, 2018 La fiebre recurrente transmitida por garrapatas (FRTG) es una enfermedad infecciosa de carácter zoonótico causada por espiroquetas del género Borrelia, transmitidas al hombre y animales a través de la picadura de garrapatas “blandas” (familia Argasidae ...
Álvaro Faccini M +2 more
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Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Argasidae, Ixodidae) of Chile
Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2005 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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Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 40, Issue 1, Page 91-100, March 2026.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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