Absence of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in the tick Hyalomma aegyptium parasitizing the spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) in Tunisia [PDF]
Parasite, 2019 Free-ranging spur-thighed tortoises Testudo graeca, captured in different habitat types of Northern Tunisia from March to April 2017, were examined for tick infestation: 134/147 (91%) were infested. The overall infestation intensity and abundance was 8.5
Fares Wasfi +8 more
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in tortoises and Hyalomma aegyptium ticks in East Thrace, Turkey: potential of a cryptic transmission cycle [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background Recent reports have demonstrated the presence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) genomic material in Hyalomma aegyptium ticks feeding primarily on tortoises belonging to the genus Testudo.
Sirri Kar +7 more
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Archives of Microbiology, 2022 Tortoises of the genus Testudo are the main hosts of Hyalomma aegyptium ticks. This species serves as a vector of several zoonotic pathogens. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the presence of four pathogens associated with H. aegyptium ticks obtained from tortoises from Tunisia.
M R Rjeibi, Safa Amairia, Moez Mhadhbi
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Probable vector of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus; Hyalomma aegyptium: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
GermsCrimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is the widest emerging severe viral tick-borne disease affecting humans. Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) circulates by routine enzootic tick-vertebrate hosts-tick transmission cycles. We aimed to evaluate the molecular prevalence of CCHFV in ticks on a global scale.A systematic procedure was used to
Sadeghi H +7 more
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Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens in Wild Animals and Birds from Two Rehabilitation Facilities in Greece [PDF]
PathogensTicks are temporary ectoparasites that serve as vectors for a wide range of pathogens affecting both wildlife and humans. In Greece, research on the prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in wildlife is limited.
Dimitrios Vourvidis +8 more
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Ticks and Tick-Borne DiseasesThe tortoise tick Hyalomma aegyptium (Linnaeus, 1758) is a three-host tick, predominantly infesting land tortoises of the genus Testudo. A database was compiled, resulting in 557 H. aegyptium georeferenced locations in the Palearctic. This dataset covers
Franz Rubel
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Molecular study of Rickettsia species in ticks and blood collected from hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) and tortoises (Testudo graeca) in Iran [PDF]
One HealthBackground: The family Rickettsiaceae, especially the genus Rickettsia, refers to obligate intracellular pathogens responsible for zoonotic diseases such as rickettsiosis.
Abdolghaffar Ownagh +2 more
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Hyalomma aegyptium on Spur-thighed Tortoise (Testudo graeca) in Urmia Region West Azerbaijan, Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2007 Background: Ticks are obligate blood feeders that parasitize a wide variety of animals. Hyalomma aegyptium, parasitize tortoises and other small wild life and livestock.
M Tavassoli +2 more
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Insight into tick and flea species infesting the North African Hedgehog Atelerix algirus in Tunisia [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeHedgehogs are small wild mammals known to host various ectoparasites, including hard ticks and fleas, which can transmit vector-borne pathogens to humans and animals. We investigated the ectoparasites infesting 10 hedgehogs (Atelerix algirus) captured in
Ghofrane Balti +9 more
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Tick-wildlife host-pathogen network interactions in Northern Africa. [PDF]
PLoS ONETicks are hosts and vectors of zoonotic pathogens, posing a critical threat to public health and the conservation of animal host populations, especially in Northern Africa.
Marta Rafael +8 more
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