Notas de ixodologia: III - conformação de Ixodes aragãoi Fonseca, 1935, de Ixodes amarali Fonseca, 1935, e lista das espécies do gênero Ixodes que ocorrem no Brasil (Acari, Ixodidae) [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1952 After comparison of the types of Ixodes ricinus aragãoi Fonseca, 1935, with a lot of Ixodes affinis Neumann, 1899, kindly loaned by Dr. Kohls, it was observed that both species differ by the aspect of the dorsal scutm, no large punctations being in the ...
Henrique Aragão, Flavio da Fonseca
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Tick-Borne Viruses in Finland: Public Health Risks, Interventions and Research Insights. [PDF]
Vet Med SciABSTRACT Ticks are obligate haematophagous arthropods that serve as vectors for diverse pathogens, including viruses, bacteria and protozoa. In Finland, the two primary tick species, Ixodes ricinus (castor bean tick) and Ixodes persulcatus (taiga tick), have been identified in the transmission of tick‐borne viruses (TBV), notably tick‐borne ...
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First genetic report of Ixodes kashmiricus and associated Rickettsia sp.
Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background Hard ticks (Ixodidae) are hematophagous ectoparasites that transmit various pathogens to a variety of hosts including humans. Transhumant herds have been involved in the spread of ticks and associated Rickettsia spp., and studies on this ...
Muhammad Numan +6 more
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The hypusine pathway in Ixodes ricinus: molecular cloning and validation of deoxyhypusine synthase as a novel target for drug discovery to treat and prevent vector borne diseases [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyTicks are a group of arthropod vectors transmitting a variety of human pathogens, like Borrelia and the tick-borne Encephalitis virus. In Europe, Ixodes is the most important tick due to its wide distribution.
Annette Kaiser +3 more
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Data-driven predictions and novel hypotheses about zoonotic tick vectors from the genus Ixodes
BMC Ecology, 2018 Background With the resurgence of tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease and the emergence of new tick-borne pathogens such as Powassan virus, understanding what distinguishes vectors from non-vectors, and predicting undiscovered tick vectors is a ...
Laura Hyesung Yang, Barbara A. Han
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Ixodes dammini: A Junior Synonym for Ixodes scapularis [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1998 Martin Sanders
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Borellia burgdorferi infection in removed ticks and anti-borrelia antibodies in infested patients admitted to the Pasteur institute, Novi Sad [PDF]
Veterinarski Glasnik, 2020 The primary objectives of this study were (1) to determine the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in ticks removed from patients for the purpose of singling out sites with increased risk of Lyme borreliosis, and (2) to determine the presence of ...
Simin Verica +7 more
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A Case Series on NeuroborreliosisAn Emerging Infection in India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Lyme disease is a zoonotic disease spread by the bite of Ixodes ticks. These ticks are known to be found in wooded or grassy areas. The disease manifestations can be divided into early Lyme disease and late Lyme disease. The manifestations of late Lyme
Rachna Sehgal, Meenakshi Bhatt
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Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) infestation of cuscuses from Maluku Province, Indonesia [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2021 Background and Aim: Cuscuses are one of the endemic Indonesian marsupials, which needs to be protected and revived in terms of the numbers and range of species. Ectoparasites of ticks (Ixodidae) are one potential obstacle to cuscus conservation.
Prasetyarti Utami +2 more
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Parasite, 2023 Filarial nematodes of the Dipetalonema lineage are widespread parasites and include some species that are transmitted by ticks. In this study, we conducted a large molecular survey of ticks in French Guiana, South America, to understand the overall ...
Binetruy Florian, Duron Olivier
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