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Biology and ecology of the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2010
The brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) is the most widespread tick in the world and a well-recognized vector of many pathogens affecting dogs and occasionally humans.
Dantas-Torres Filipe
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An insight into the sialotranscriptome of the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus [PDF]

BMC Genomics, 2010
Background Rhipicephalus sanguineus, known as the brown dog tick, is a common ectoparasite of domestic dogs and can be found worldwide. R.sanguineus is recognized as the primary vector of the etiological agent of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis and canine ...
Maruyama Sandra R, Valenzuela Jesus G, Anderson Jennifer M, Brandão Lucinda G, de Miranda-Santos Isabel KF, Ribeiro José MC, Anatriello Elen, Silva João S, Ferreira Beatriz R   +8 more
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A compartment and metapopulation model of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in southwestern United States and northern Mexico

Infectious Disease Modelling
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a fatal tick-borne zoonotic disease that has emerged as an epidemic in western North America since the turn of the 21st century.
Laura Backus, Patrick Foley, Janet Foley
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Canine ehrlichiosis in Northern Australia: A sensitivity and elasticity analysis of R0

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Canine ehrlichiosis is a potentially fatal tick-borne bacterial disease of domestic dogs caused by Ehrlichia canis and transmitted in Australia by the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus linnaei (Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato “tropical lineage”).
Weisheng Wang, Stephen Davis, Simon Johnstone-Robertson   +2 more
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Endosymbiont-derived metabolites are essential for tick host reproductive fitness

mSphere
Ticks, like other obligatory blood-feeding arthropods, rely on endosymbiotic bacteria to supplement their diet with B vitamins lacking in blood. It has been suggested that additional metabolites such as L-proline may be involved in this nutritional ...
Balasubramanian Cibichakravarthy, Neta Shaked, Einat Kapri, Yuval Gottlieb   +3 more
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Metagenomics identification of genetically distinct tick virome in India unveils signs of purifying selection, and APOBEC and ADAR editing

iScience
Summary: Recently, several tick-borne zoonotic viruses have been identified through the application of virus metagenomics. However, the tick virome in South Asia and the factors driving the evolution of these viruses remain largely unknown. In this study,
Perumal Arumugam Desingu, Selvarayar Arunkumar, Kumaresan Nagarajan, G. Saikumar   +3 more
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Ticks (Argasidae and Ixodidae) in Tehran Province, Central Iran: Distribution and Seasonal Activity

Veterinary Medicine International
Ticks are obligatory ectoparasites of vertebrates and can transmit pathogens, including: arboviruses, bacteria, and parasites to humans and animals worldwide.
Mojtaba Beik-Mohammadi, Maryam Tavassoli, Zakkyeh Telmadarraiy, Hassan Vatandoost, Farrokh Dabiri   +4 more
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The microbiota changes of the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus under starvation stress. [PDF]

Front Physiol, 2022
An L, Bhowmick B, Liang D, Suo P, Liao C, Zhao J, Han Q.   +6 more
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Brown Dog Tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus Sensu Lato) Infection with Endosymbiont and Human Pathogenic Rickettsia spp., in Northeastern México. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022
Salomon J, Fernandez Santos NA, Zecca IB, Estrada-Franco JG, Davila E, Hamer GL, Rodriguez Perez MA, Hamer SA.   +7 more
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The "southeastern Europe" lineage of the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato) identified as Rhipicephalus rutilus Koch, 1844: Comparison with holotype and generation of mitogenome reference from Israel. [PDF]

Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis, 2023
Šlapeta J, Halliday B, Dunlop JA, Nachum-Biala Y, Salant H, Ghodrati S, Modrý D, Harrus S.   +7 more
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