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

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
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 ...
Sedighe Nabian, Elahe Ebrahimzadeh, Abbas Farahi, Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd   +3 more
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Hard ticks circulate Anaplasma spp. in South-Khorasan province, Iran [PDF]

The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 2021
Ticks are vectors for several important zoonoses including different species of Anaplasma. The present study aims to determine the presence of Anaplasma spp. in hard ticks collected from livestock of South-Khorasan province, Iran.
Amirsajad Jafari, Sahar Asadolahizoj, Mehdi Rasekh, Dariush Saadati, Faezeh Faghihi, Mehdi Fazlalipour, Abolfazl Lotfi, Mojtaba Beik Mohammadi,, Asadollah Hosseini-Chegeni   +8 more
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Molecular Diversity of Hard Tick Species from Selected Areas of a Wildlife-Livestock Interface Ecosystem at Mikumi National Park, Morogoro Region, Tanzania

Veterinary Sciences, 2021
Ticks are one of the most important arthropod vectors and reservoirs as they harbor a wide variety of viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and nematodes, which can cause diseases in human and livestock.
Donath Damian, Modester Damas, Jonas Johansson Wensman, Mikael Berg   +3 more
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Molecular Identification of Salmonella spp. in Ticks Isolated from Domestic Animals in Zanjan Province

Journal of Zoonotic Diseases, 2023
Salmonella is a Gram-negative Bacteria that is commonly found in most environments and organisms and is a causative agent of disease. Salmonella spp. is one of the most common foodborne illnesses.
Maryam Babayi Khomaraki, Abdolghaffar Ownagh, Ahmad Enferadi   +2 more
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Peptide OPTX-1 From Ornithodoros papillipes Tick Inhibits the pS273R Protease of African Swine Fever Virus

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a large double-stranded DNA virus and causes high mortality in swine. ASFV can be transmitted by biological vectors, including soft ticks in genus Ornithodoros but not hard ticks.
Jingjing Wang, Jingjing Wang, Mengyao Ji, Bingqian Yuan, Anna Luo, Zhenyuan Jiang, Zhenyuan Jiang, Tengyu Zhu, Tengyu Zhu, Yang Liu, Yang Liu, Peter Muiruri Kamau, Lin Jin, Lin Jin, Ren Lai, Ren Lai, Ren Lai, Ren Lai   +17 more
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Molecular Assay on Detection of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) Virus in Ixodid Ticks Collected from Livestock in Slaughterhouse from South of Iran

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2020
Background: Ticks are vectors of a wide variety of pathogens that can be transmitted to humans, and tick-borne diseases are a significant public health issue worldwide.
Mostafa Salehi-Vaziri, Hassan Vatandoost, Alireza Sanei-Dehkordi, Mehdi Fazlalipour, Mohammad Hassan Pouriayevali, Tahmineh Jalali, Tahereh Mohammadi, Mahsa Tavakoli, Azim Paksa, Yaser Salim Abadi   +9 more
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First Report of Ixodes ricinus and Rhipicephalus turanicus Infestation in Persian Leopard (Panthera Pardus Saxicolor), Golestan National Park, Iran [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2018
A carcass of a Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) that was inadvertently killed in a car accident in Golestan National Park, North-Iran, was referred to the laboratory of the Department of Environment in Golestan Province.
Somayeh Namroodi, Fatemeh Arabkhazaeli, James Norman Miils   +2 more
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