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Hard Ticks as Vectors: The Emerging Threat of Tick-Borne Diseases in India [PDF]

Pathogens
Hard ticks (Ixodidae) play a critical role in transmitting various tick-borne diseases (TBDs), posing significant global threats to human and animal health. Climatic factors influence the abundance, diversity, and vectorial capacity of tick vectors.
Nandhini Perumalsamy, Rohit Sharma, Muthukumaravel Subramanian, Shriram Ananganallur Nagarajan   +3 more
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Hard Ticks (Ixodidae) from Wildlife in Liguria, Northwest Italy: Tick Species Diversity and Tick-Host Associations. [PDF]

Insects, 2022
Simple Summary Wildlife may carry ticks that can transmit pathogens to domestic animals and humans. Tick species from hunted and accidentally found dead wild animals were identified in the framework of a Regional Plan of Monitoring and Surveillance of ...
Accorsi A, Schiavetti I, Listorti V, Dellepiane M, Masotti C, Ercolini C, Guardone L, Razzuoli E.   +7 more
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Molecular detection and characterisation of Theileria in hard ticks of small ruminants in Zarrin Dasht County, Southern Iran [PDF]

Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023
Background Ticks are important ectoparasites of small ruminants in tropics and subtropics including Iran. They transmit serious zoonotic pathogens such as Babesia and Theileria.
Maliheh Norouzi, Mohammad Saaid Dayer, Fatemeh Ghaffarifar   +2 more
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Hard ticks in Burmese amber with Australasian affinities. [PDF]

Parasitology, 2023
Abstract Three examples of metastriate hard ticks (Ixodida: Ixodidae) with apparent affinities to modern Australasian genera are described from the mid-Cretaceous (ca. 100 Ma) Burmese amber of Myanmar. Two nymphs of Bothriocroton muelleri sp.
Chitimia-Dobler L, Dunlop JA, Pfeffer T, Würzinger F, Handschuh S, Mans BJ.   +5 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Synthesis of Carvacrol-Loaded Invasomes Nanoparticles Improved Acaricide Efficacy, Cuticle Invasion and Inhibition of Acetylcholinestrase against Hard Ticks. [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2023
Carvacrol is a monoterpenoid phenol found in many essential oils that has antibacterial, antifungal and antiparasitic activities. Drug loaded-invasome systems are used to deliver drugs utilizing nanoparticles to improve bioavailability, efficacy, and ...
Gamal A, Aboelhadid SM, Abo El-Ela FI, Abdel-Baki AS, Ibrahium SM, El-Mallah AM, Al-Quraishy S, Hassan AO, Gadelhaq SM.   +8 more
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Association of Hard Ticks (Ixodidae) Infestation with Milk Production and Udder Health of Extensively Reared Dairy Goats. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2022
Simple Summary Tick infestation and vector-mediated transmission of pathogens thereof challenge the production and health of extensively reared farm animals, causing substantial economic losses and poor welfare.
Vouraki S, Gelasakis AI, Papanikolopoulou V, Papadopoulos E, Arsenos G.   +4 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Study on Prevalence of Hard Ticks and Their Associated Risk Factors in Small Ruminants of Boloso Sore Districts of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia [PDF]

Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports, 2021
Mesfin Mathewos, Wengelu Welamu, Haben Fesseha, Saliman Aliye, Habtamu Endale School of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Mesfin Mathewos Email mathewosme23@gmail.comBackground: Ticks and tick-borne ...
Mathewos M, Welamu W, Fesseha H, Aliye S, Endale H   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Molecular evidence of Borrelia theileri and closely related Borrelia spp. in hard ticks infesting domestic animals. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci, 2023
Ticks pose significant threats to hosts by transmitting Borrelia spp., which are grouped into Lyme borreliae, relapsing fever borreliae (RF), and reptiles- and monotremes-associated borreliae.
Khan M, Almutairi MM, Alouffi A, Tanaka T, Chang SC, Chen CC, Ali A.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Association of SFG Rickettsia massiliae and Candidatus Rickettsia shennongii with Different Hard Ticks Infesting Livestock Hosts. [PDF]

Pathogens, 2023
Ixodid ticks are responsible for the transmission of various intracellular bacteria, such as the Rickettsia species. Little Information is available about the genetic characterization and epidemiology of Rickettsia spp.
Shehla S, Ullah F, Alouffi A, Almutairi MM, Khan Z, Tanaka T, Labruna MB, Tsai KH, Ali A.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Description of three new bat-associated species of hard ticks (Acari, Ixodidae) from Japan. [PDF]

Zookeys, 2023
Abstract In Eurasia, the geographically most widespread ixodid tick species of the bat families Rhinolophidae Gray, Vespertilionidae Gray, and Miniopteridae Dobson were considered to belong to four species, Ixodesvespertilionis Koch, I.collaris Hornok ...
Takano A, Yamauchi T, Takahashi M, Shimoda H, Gotoh Y, Mizuno J, Natsume M, Kontschán J, Kováts D, Tu VT, Hornok S.   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources