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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.
Perumalsamy N, Sharma R, Subramanian M, Nagarajan SA.   +3 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Molecular detection and characterisation of Theileria in hard ticks of small ruminants in Zarrin Dasht County, Southern Iran. [PDF]

Vet Med Sci, 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.
Norouzi M, Dayer MS, Ghaffarifar F.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Current distribution and disease association of Ixodidae (hard ticks) in Nigeria [PDF]

Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2022
Background This review documents the hard tick species that have been reported in Nigeria, their distribution, pathogens transmitted and disease they cause in Nigeria; the literature review considered studies that were conducted between 2000 and 2021 ...
Stephen Kyari, Matthew Ogwiji, Olanrewaju Eyitayo Igah, Ochuko Orakpogheno, Khadijat Abidemi Gasaliyu   +4 more
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Study on Prevalence of Hard Ticks and Their Associated Risk Factors in Small Ruminants of Boloso Sore Districts of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia. [PDF]

Vet Med (Auckl), 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
europepmc   +2 more sources

Coinfection of Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus and Coxiella burnetii in Developmental Stage of Hard Ticks in Subtropical Region of Korea. [PDF]

J Korean Med Sci, 2023
Yoo JR, Heo ST, Kim M, Kim M, Kang MJ, Kim ET, Kang SY, Lee KH.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Modeling the Distribution of Dominant Hard Ticks in Southeastern Coastal Areas of the Caspian Sea. [PDF]

J Arthropod Borne Dis
Background: Ticks are hematophagous arthropods that have direct and indirect effects on hosts, including the trans­mission of pathogens. An environmental suitability study of some vector species of hard ticks was conducted using the MaxEnt model in the ...
Nabian S, Ebrahimzadeh E, Farahi A, Hanafi-Bojd AA.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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

Zookeys, 2023
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

Detection and genetic characterization of Uukuvirus lihanense (Uukuvirus, Phenuiviridae) in hard ticks from the Colombian Caribbean. [PDF]

Access Microbiol
Galeano K, López Y, Guzmán C, López Y, Contreras H, Garcia A, Romero L, Martínez C, Echeverri D, Paternina L, Calderón A, Arrieta G, Mattar S.   +12 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) and tick-borne diseases of sheep and goats in Africa: A review

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2023
Ticks are leading vectors of economically important pathogens that affect small ruminants due to favourable climatic conditions across different regions of the African continent.
ThankGod E. Onyiche, Ewan T. MacLeod
openalex   +3 more sources

Hard Ticks (Ixodidae) from Wildlife in Liguria, Northwest Italy: Tick Species Diversity and Tick-Host Associations. [PDF]

Insects, 2022
Accorsi A, Schiavetti I, Listorti V, Dellepiane M, Masotti C, Ercolini C, Guardone L, Razzuoli E.   +7 more
europepmc   +3 more sources