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The ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae, Ixodidae) of Bolivia
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.
Mastropaolo, Mariano+2 more
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First Report of the Bat Tick Carios kelleyi (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) From Vermont, United States
The soft tick Carios kelleyi (Cooley and Kohls, 1941) is an ectoparasite of bats that can harbor bacteria known to cause disease in humans, such as Rickettsia spp., Bartonella spp., and relapsing fever Borrelia spp.
C. F. Sullivan+7 more
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Ecdysone metabolism in the tick Ornithodoros moubata (Argasidae, Ixodoidea) [PDF]
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Bouvier, J., Diehl, Peter A., Morici, M.
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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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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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The relapsing fever spirochetes Borrelia hermsii and Borrelia turicatae are each maintained and transmitted in nature by their specific tick vectors, Ornithodoros hermsi Wheeler (Acari: Argasidae) and Ornithodoros turicata (Duges), respectively.
T. Schwan
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Published as part of Guglielmone, Alberto A., Robbins, Richard G., Apanaskevich, Dmitry A., Petney, Trevor N., Estrada-Peña, Agustín, Horak, Ivan G., Shao, Renfu & Barker, Stephen C., 2010, The Argasidae, Ixodidae and Nuttalliellidae (Acari: Ixodida) of the world: a list of valid species names, pp. 1-28 in Zootaxa 2528 on pages 3-7, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.
Guglielmone, Alberto A.+7 more
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New Records for Ectoparasites of Michigan Bats [PDF]
During 1978, 1979, and 1981 ectoparasites of bats were collected in 16 counties of the Upper and Lower peninsulas in connection with an extensive study of Michigan bat populations (Kurta 1980, 1982).
Dood, S. B, Kurta, A.
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The ecology and host feeding patterns of many soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) remain poorly understood. To address soft tick–host feeding associations, we fed Ornithodoros turicata Dugès on multiple host species and evaluated quantitative PCR (qPCR) and ...
Hee J. Kim+4 more
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