Coendangered hard-ticks: threatened or threatening? [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2011 The overwhelming majority of animal conservation projects are focused on vertebrates, despite most of the species on Earth being invertebrates. Estimates state that about half of all named species of invertebrates are parasitic in at least one stage of ...
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Hard Ticks as Vectors: The Emerging Threat of Tick-Borne Diseases in India [PDF]
PathogensHard 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 +3 more
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Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) and tick-borne diseases of sheep and goats in Africa: A review [PDF]
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.
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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 [PDF]
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.
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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.
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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 ...
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Modeling the Distribution of Dominant Hard Ticks in Southeastern Coastal Areas of the Caspian Sea [PDF]
Journal of Arthropod-Borne DiseasesBackground: 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 ...
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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 +8 more
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Molecular detection of novel Jingmen tick virus in hard ticks from diverse hosts in Guangxi, southwestern China. [PDF]
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Molecular prevalence of Coxiella like endosymbionts and the first record of Coxiella burnetii in hard ticks from Southern Thailand. [PDF]
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