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TICKS ON WHITE-TAILED DEER FAWNS FROM SOUTHERN ILLINOIS [PDF]

open access: bronzeJournal of Wildlife Diseases, 1984
Seventy-six white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann] fawns captured on Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in southern Illinois during June-July 1980-1983 were aged and examined for ticks. The prevalence of ticks (Amblyomma americanum (Linnaeus, 1758) and Dermacentor variabilis (Say, 1821] was 80%; intensity of infestation ranged from ...
Thomas A. Nelson   +2 more
openalex   +3 more sources

Investigation of Anaplasma marginale Seroprevalence in a Traditionally Managed Large California Beef Herd. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Recent observations by stakeholders suggested that ecosystem changes may be driving an increased incidence of bovine erythrocytic anaplasmosis, resulting in a reemerging cattle disease in California.
Aly, Sharif S   +4 more
core   +4 more sources

Tick infestation risk for dogs in a peri-urban park [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
BACKGROUND: Increases in the abundance and distribution of ticks and tick borne disease (TBD) within Europe have been reported extensively over the last 10–20 years.
Jennett, Amy L.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by infectious prions (PrPCWD) affecting cervids. Circulating PrPCWD in blood may pose a risk for indirect transmission by way of hematophagous ectoparasites acting as mechanical ...
H. N. Inzalaco   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Babesia and Theileria Identification in Adult Ixodid Ticks from Tapada Nature Reserve, Portugal

open access: yesPathogens, 2022
This study, conducted in a nature reserve in southern Portugal, investigated the frequency and diversity of tick-borne piroplasms in six species of adult ixodid ticks removed from 71 fallow deer (Dama dama) and 12 red deer (Cervus elaphus), collected ...
Nélida Fernández   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ectoparasites of Isle Royale, Michigan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Isle Royale National Park is a rocky archipelago of approximately 200 islands and islets in northwestern Lake Superior. Politically it belongs to the State of Michigan situated 50 miles to the southeast.
Johnson, Wendel J., Wilson, Nixon
core   +3 more sources

Effects of introduced sika deer (Cervus nippon) and population control activity on the distribution of Haemaphysalis ticks in an island environment

open access: yesInternational Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2020
The effects of introduced mammal species on the ecology of parasites are often under investigated. The sika deeer, Cervus nippon, is host species of many hard ticks. We collected 8348 ticks on an island where sika deer were introduced.
Kandai Doi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Winter activity of Ixodes ricinus in Sweden

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2023
Background In Europe, Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) is the most widespread and abundant tick species, acting as a vector for several microorganisms of medical and veterinary importance.
Petter Kjellander   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling the effects of variable feeding patterns of larval ticks on the transmission of Borrelia lusitaniae and Borrelia afzelii [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Spirochetes belonging to the Borrelia burgdoferi sensu lato (sl) group cause Lyme Borreliosis (LB), which is the most commonly reported vector-borne zoonosis in Europe. B. burgdorferi sl is maintained in nature in a complex cycle involving Ixodes ricinus
Bertolotti, Luigi   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Identification of Zoonotic Tick-Borne Pathogens from Korean Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus)

open access: yesVector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2020
Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus) are widespread in the Republic of Korea (ROK). Mostly, Korean water deer are essential hosts for maintaining ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs).
Seung-Uk Shin   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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