Results 131 to 140 of about 17,670 (259)

Long‐term trends in parasite diversity and infection levels: approaches and patterns

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1120-1142, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Parasites exist in every ecosystem, affecting nearly all organisms and playing a complex role in human societies. On the one hand, they contribute substantially to biodiversity and support ecosystem stability by performing essential ecological functions.
Cyril Hammoud, Juan Antonio Balbuena, Isabel Blasco‐Costa, Katie O'Dwyer, Rachel A. Paterson, Tomáš Scholz, Christian Selbach, Bernd Sures, David W. Thieltges   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular Assays for the Detection of Tick-Borne Protozoa in Cattle and Ticks in Benin [PDF]

openCattle are important domesticated animals, whose products (i.e. milk and meat) are nutritious and commonly welcomed food products. The contribution of these products to the food security is particularly relevant in marginal and pastoral areas of ...
ZHANG, TINGXI
core  

The Associated Decision and Management Factors on Cattle Tick Level of Infestation in Two Tropical Areas of Ecuador. [PDF]

Pathogens, 2022
Paucar V, Pérez-Otáñez X, Rodríguez-Hidalgo R, Perez C, Cepeda-Bastidas D, Grijalva J, Enríquez S, Arciniegas-Ortega S, Vanwambeke SO, Ron-Garrido L, Saegerman C.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Factors that influence the prevalence of acaricide resistance and tick-borne diseases.

, 2004
This manuscript provides a summary of the results presented at a symposium organized to accumulate information on factors that influence the prevalence of acaricide resistance and tick-borne diseases.
Coleman, P, Li, AY, Eisler, M, Langstaff, I. G., Machila, N., Foil, L. D., Guerrero, FD, Pruett, J. H., Fragoso-Sanchez, H, Morton, J., Torr, S., Torr, S, Garcia-Vazquez, Z, Coleman, P., Foil, LD, Miller, R. J., Eisler, M., Garcia-Vazquez, Z., Jonsson, NN, Miller, RJ, Morton, J, Fragoso-Sanchez, H., Guerrero, F. D., Langstaff, IG, Pruett, JH, Jonsson, N. N., Li, A. Y., Machila, N   +27 more
core   +1 more source

Low‐Income Preschool Children's Free Sugar Consumption and Its Association With the Home Environment

Obesity Science &Practice, Volume 12, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background High consumption of sugary foods and beverages by young children has negative health effects; however, few studies have examined multiple domains of the home environment simultaneously or included sugars from 100% fruit juice. This study hypothesized that less favorable socio‐cultural, built, and economic home environments would be ...
Maryam Yuhas, Katherine M. Kidwell, Xeuzhu Hua, Lynn S. Brann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tick burden and acquisition of immunity to Theileria parva by Tarime cattle in comparison to Sukuma cattle under different tick control regimes in the Lake Zone of Tanzania

, 2016
Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health 2016, Vol 8(3), pp. 21-28This study was conducted to determine tick burden and immunological parameters of resistance to East Coast fever (ECF) in Tarime and Sukuma cattle. Tick load, packed cell volume (
Laisser, E. L. K., Gwakisa, P. S., Mwilawa, A. J., Kipanyula, M. J., Chenyambuga, S. W., Msalya, G., Mdegela, R. H., Kusiluka, L. J. M., Karimuribo, E. D.   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Pyrokinin receptor silencing in females of the southern cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is associated with a reproductive fitness cost. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors, 2022
Wulff JP, Temeyer KB, Tidwell JP, Schlechte KG, Xiong C, Lohmeyer KH, Pietrantonio PV.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Bovine immune responses to cattle tick infestation

, 2010
The cattle tick, Rhipicephalus Boophilus microplus (formerly Boophilus microplus), is the most significant parasite of cattle in Australia and threatens the improvement of cattle production in tropical and subtropical countries worldwide.
Emily Piper
core  

The leucokinin-like peptide receptor from the cattle fever tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, is localized in the midgut periphery and receptor silencing with validated double-stranded RNAs causes a reproductive fitness cost

, 2019
International audienceThe cattle fever tick, Rhipicephalus microplus (Canestrini) (Acari: Ixodidae), is a one-host tick that infests primarily cattle in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world.
Pietrantonio, Patricia V., Adalberto A. Pérez de León, Carreon-Camacho, Diana, Yunlong Yang, Blandon, Maria A., Brock, Christina M., Kevin B. Temeyer, Yang, Yunlong, Maria A. Blandon, de Leon, Adalberto A. Perez, Consuelo Almazán, Tidwell, Jason, Almazan, Consuelo, Patricia V. Pietrantonio, Christina M. Brock, Jason Tidwell, Diana Carreón-Camacho, Michael T. Longnecker, Longnecker, Michael T., Temeyer, Kevin B.   +19 more
core   +1 more source

Community perceptions and management of the fleshy‐fruited invasive alien plant Pyracantha angustifolia: Insights from South Africa's Montane grasslands

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1869-1879, June 2026.
Abstract Invasive alien plants can provide economic or cultural benefits to local communities, influencing perceptions and potentially affecting management decisions. Understanding these perceptions is crucial to avoiding inefficiencies, misunderstandings and conflicts in the management of invasive alien species.
Lehlohonolo D. Adams, Grant. D. Martin, Sandy‐Lynn Steenhuisen, Colleen T. Downs   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source