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Ixodid ticks and tick-borne infections in the Republic of Cuba - literature review and rationale for risk assessment

Acta Biomedica Scientifica, 2018
The Republic of Cuba is a popular destination for Russian tourists and about 30-50 thousands of Russian citizens visit Cuba annually. However, the recreational activity is often associated with the risk of Ixodid ticks bites and infection with tick-borne
M. A. Khasnatinov, L. V. Rychkova, G. I. Rodriguez, G. B. Corona, G. A. Danchinova   +4 more
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A review of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Colombia: The risk of tick-borne diseases

Persian Journal of Acarology, 2022
This paper reviews the ixodid tick species that are present in Colombia. The different databases reported 50 species of ticks, of which 29 belong to Amblyomma: A. auricularium, A. cajennense sensu lato (s.l.); for Colombia A. calcaratum, A.
Javier Antonio Benavides-Montaño, Jesus Antonio Betancourt-Echeverri, Gustavo López Valencia, Nora Cristina Mesa-Cobo   +3 more
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Low genetic diversity associated with low prevalence of Anaplasma marginale in water buffaloes in Marajó Island, Brazil [PDF]

, 2017
The rickettsia Anaplasma marginale is the etiologic agent of bovine anaplasmosis, an important tick-borne disease affecting cattle in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
Barbosa, José D., Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro, Fonseca, Adivaldo H., Fuente, José de la, Silva, Jenevaldo B.   +4 more
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Diversity of tick species (Acari: Ixodidae) in military training areas in Southeastern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2022
Tick-borne pathogens belong to one of the two main groups of occupational biohazards, and occupational exposure to such agents puts soldiers at risk of zoonotic infections, such as those caused by rickettsiae.
Rubens Fabiano Soares Prado, Izabela Mesquita Araújo, Matheus Dias Cordeiro, Bruna de Azevedo Baêta, Jenevaldo Barbosa da Silva, Adivaldo Henrique da Fonseca   +5 more
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Dermacentor nitens Neumann 1897

, 2012
Dermacentor nitens Smith (1974) and Rawlins (1977) recorded D. nitens from equines in Trinidad. Dermacentor nitens is known to transmit Babesia caballi (Equine babesiosis) (Jongejan and Uilenberg 2004). Asgarali et al. (2007) investigated 93 horses in Trinidad for serum antibodies to Theileria equi and Babesia caballi using an immunofluorescent
Basu, A. K., Basu, M., Adesiyun, A. A.
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Ocorrência de carrapatos (Acari: Ixodidae) no município de Goiatins, Tocantins Occurrence of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in the municipality of Goiatins, Tocantins

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2009
Devido a uma suspeita de Doença de Lyme-símile em humano, na região de Goiatins, Tocantins, foi realizada uma investigação epidemiológica em oito localidades dessa região, em setembro de 2007 e fevereiro de 2008, onde foram coletados 1.890 carrapatos de ...
Thiago F. Martins, Mariana G. Spolidorio, Twiggy C. A. Batista, Iza. A. S. Oliveira, Natalino. H. Yoshinari, Marcelo. B. Labruna   +5 more
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Molecular Detection of Theileria spp. in Livestock on Five Caribbean Islands

BioMed Research International, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
Theileria spp. are tick‐transmitted, intracellular apicomplexan protozoan parasites infecting a wide range of animals. As there is very limited information on the prevalence of Theileria spp. in the Caribbean we used the recently described genus‐specific pan‐Theileria FRET‐qPCR to identify infected animals in the region and a standard 18S rRNA gene PCR
Jilei Zhang, Patrick Kelly, Jing Li, Chuanling Xu, Chengming Wang, Carlos E. Almeida   +5 more
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Proteomic fingerprint identification of Neotropical hard tick species (Acari: Ixodidae) using a self-curated mass spectra reference library [PDF]

, 2020
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight mass spectrometry is an analytical method that detects macromolecules that can be used as biomarkers for taxonomic identification in arthropods. The conventional MALDI approach uses fresh
Almanza, Alejandro, Bennett, Kelly L., De León, Luis F., Dong, May, Esser, Helen J., Gittens, Rolando A., Hwang, Robert, Kern, Jonathan, Loaiza, Jose R., Mejía, Luis C., Merchan, Fernando, Miller, Matthew J., Sanchez-Galan, Javier E., Álvarez, Eric   +13 more
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Ticks on domestic animals in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil Carrapatos em animais domésticos em Pernambuco, Nordeste do Brasil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2009
The objective of this article was to discuss some aspects of ticks associated with domestic animals in the State of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil, based on a literature review and present new data obtained from recent tick collections carried out in ...
Filipe Dantas-Torres
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THE BIOLOGY OF THE TROPICAL CATTLE TICK AND OTHER SPECIES OF TICK IN PUERTO RICO, WITH NOTES ON THE EFFECTS ON TICKS OF ARSENICAL DIPS [PDF]

, 1941
For many years the presence of the tropical cattle tick, Boophilus annulatus microplus (Can.) (australis Fuller), in Puerto Rico has been a serious impediment to the development of the cattle industry in that island.
Tate, H. Douglas
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