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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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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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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]

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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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

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
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A cross-sectional survey of hard ticks and molecular characterization of Rhipicephalus microplus parasitizing domestic animals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2021
Rooman M, Assad Y, Tabassum S, Sultan S, Ayaz S, Khan MF, Khan SN, Ali R.   +7 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Incidental infestations of humans by hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Colombia: Case reports and record of Amblyomma cajennense sensu stricto

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
In Colombia, there are few studies that describe tick parasitism in humans, as well as its demographic and ecological characteristics. Additionally, multiple cases of human rickettsiosis caused by highly pathogenic Rickettsia species have been reported ...
Omar Esteban Vargas-Martínez, Luisa Fernanda Naranjo-Vargas, Laura Aramendiz-Macías, Francisco J. Díaz, Juan Carlos Quintero-Vélez, Thiago Fernandes Martins, Juan David Rodas-González   +6 more
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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