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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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Spotted fever group rickettsiae in hard ticks in eastern and southern Kazakhstan

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2023
Infections with spotted fever group rickettsiae represent a worldwide health problem, characterized by persistent high fever, headache, and rash in humans, domestic animals, and wildlife.
Qiaoyan Dong, Meihua Yang, Fengshi Li, Yuqing Jia, Kadyken Rizabek, Kenesbay Kairullayev, Otarbayev Bauyrzhan, Ketan Adil, Kazkhan Oralhazi, Yuanzhi Wang   +9 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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Incidental infestations of humans by hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Colombia: Case reports and record of Amblyomma cajennense sensu stricto [PDF]

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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OVERVIEW ON TICK BORNE DISEASES AND PARALYSIS WITH REFERENCE TO EGYPT [PDF]

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2021
Ticks are small arachnids of order Ixodida along with mites, they constitute subclass Acarina.Three families of ticks, 1- Nuttalliellidae comprises a single species, Nuttalliella namaqua, 2-Ixodidae, hard ticks and 3- Argasidae, soft ticks.
TOSSON MORSY, TAREK SALLAM, MAHMOUD A. H. FOUAD   +2 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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Prevalence and Distribution of Hard Ticks and Their Associated Risk Factors in Sheep and Goats from Four Agro-Climatic Zones of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Amjad Rashid Kayani, Ali Akhter, Mazhar Qayyum   +2 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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