Efficacy of the Vaccine Candidate Based on the P0 Peptide against Dermacentor nitens and Ixodes ricinus Ticks [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 The control of ticks through vaccination offers a sustainable alternative to the use of chemicals that cause contamination and the selection of resistant tick strains.
Alina Rodríguez-Mallon +17 more
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Diversity of the Bacterial and Viral Communities in the Tropical Horse Tick, Dermacentor nitens, in Colombia [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 Ticks are obligatory hematophagous ectoparasites that transmit pathogens among various vertebrates, including humans. The microbial and viral communities of ticks, including pathogenic microorganisms, are known to be highly diverse.
Andres F. Holguin-Rocha +10 more
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An insight into the ovary and midgut transcriptome of Dermacentor nitens tick [PDF]
Ticks and Tick-Borne DiseasesThe tropical horse tick, Dermacentor nitens, is a one-host hard tick widely distributed across tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, where it primarily parasitizes horses and occasionally cattle and other livestock.
Stephen Lu +8 more
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The nonparasitic phase of Dermacentor nitens under field conditions in southeastern Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology, 2020 Dermacentor nitens is a one-host tick that uses domestic equids as main hosts. Herein, the nonparasitic phase of D. nitens was evaluated under field conditions in Pirassununga, São Paulo state, Southeastern Brazil.
Marcelo B Labruna
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The Industrial Residue of Andiroba (Carapa sp.): A Promising Source of Natural Acaricides Against Dermacentor nitens (Acari: Ixodidae) [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesDermacentor nitens (tropical horse tick) is a tick species commonly found parasitizing horses and other equids in the Amazon region, causing economic losses.
Daniela Bianchi +8 more
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First record of Borrelia burgdorferi B31 strain in Dermacentor nitens ticks in the northern region of Parana (Brazil) [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2013 The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of DNA of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) in ticks that feed on horses used for animal traction in rural Jataizinho, Parana, Brazil. Between February and June 2008, a total of 224 ticks was collected of which 75% were identified as Dermacentor nitens and 25% as Amblyomma cajenense. To amplify
Gonçalves, Dd +2 more
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First report of Amblyomma sculptum (Amblyomma cajennense complex) in a Brazilian state classified as a silent area for human rickettsiosis [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2023 Background and Aim: Studies on ticks of public health concern in equine husbandry are scarce in the Northeastern region of Brazil. This study aimed to investigate the presence of ticks on horses in the State of Alagoas, which is classified as a silent ...
Bruna Costa da Gama +4 more
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Study of the Weight of Eggs from Six Ixodid Species from Brazil [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1997 Eggs from engorged females of six ixodidae species (Ixodes loricatus, Amblyomma rotundatum, A. cajennense, Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris, Boophilus microplus, Dermacentor nitens) maintained in laboratory were counted to calculate the number and mean ...
Marcelo Bahia Labruna +2 more
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Cuticular Lipids as a First Barrier Defending Ixodid Ticks against Fungal Infection [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2022 The chemical composition of tick cuticles acts as a barrier to pathogens and may limit infection by entomopathogenic fungi. This study characterized the cuticular neutral lipids (NL) and hydrocarbons (HCs) of four ixodid ticks that are widely distributed
Cárita S. Ribeiro-Silva +8 more
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Unusual parasitism site of Dermacentor nitens (Acari: Ixodidae) on a horse
Ciencia Rural, 2023 ABSTRACT: Dermacentor nitens Neumann is the most common tick species infesting horses in the main Brazilian biomes. It has a predilection to attach to horse the ears, the nasal diverticulum, perineal and perianal regions. The infestations can generate severe damage in the ears, anemia, and the tick also acts as vector of Babesia caballi (Nuttall and ...
Gracielle Pádua +2 more
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