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Allee Effects May Slow the Spread of Parasites in a Coastal Marine Ecosystem [PDF]

, 2011
Allee effects are thought to mediate the dynamics of population colonization, particularly for invasive species. However, Allee effects acting on parasites have rarely been considered in the analogous process of infectious disease establishment and ...
Connors, B. M., Krkošek, M., Lewis, M. A., Poulin, R.   +3 more
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Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia aktasi in a wild bezoar goat (Capra aegagrus): Overlap with domestic goat strains

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
This study provides the first molecular detection of tick‐borne pathogens in Capra aegagrus. Genetic analysis reveals similarities between Babesia aktasi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains in bezoar and domestic goats, indicating potential pathogen exchange.
Aykut Zerek, Tuğba Özdemir, Maide Nur Gündoğdu, İpek Erdem, Ömer Orkun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shrubs and trees as natural insect protection for grazing animals in Switzerland and the alpine region: A systematic review of in vitro, in vivo and clinical trials Sträucher und Bäume als natürlicher Insektenschutz für Weidetiere in der Schweiz und im Alpenraum: Eine systematische Literaturübersicht über in vitro‐, in vivo‐ und klinische Studien

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Biting or irritating insects are a threat to the health and welfare of grazing animals. This systematic review reveals that several shrubs and bushes growing in the alpine area have insecticidal, insect‐repellent and/or attractant properties. The alder Alnus glutinosa, juniper Juniperus communis, spruce Picea abies and walnut Juglans regia are ...
Theresa Schlittenlacher, Sofie Egli, Michael Walkenhorst, Veronika Maurer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

First report of immature stages of Ixodes bocatorensis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) on small mammals in the Maracanã Environmental Protection Area, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Research into ticks that feed on small mammals is important because they can be vectors of pathogenic bioagents that infect animals and humans. In this study, small mammals were captured in the Maracanã Environmental Protection Area, in the eastern ...
Francielma Chaves Sousa Gonçalves, Alana dos Santos Cardoso, Ana Karoline Sousa Mendes Simas, Débora Ellen Pinheiro Silva, Clauberth César Alves Carvalho, Davi Viegas Melo, Andréa Pereira da Costa, Rita de Maria Seabra Nogueira, Thiago Fernandes Martins, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Francisco Borges Costa   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vaccination against Bm86 Homologues in Rabbits Does Not Impair Ixodes ricinus Feeding or Oviposition. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Human tick-borne diseases that are transmitted by Ixodes ricinus, such as Lyme borreliosis and tick borne encephalitis, are on the rise in Europe. Diminishing I. ricinus populations in nature can reduce tick exposure to humans, and one way to do so is by
Jeroen Coumou, Alex Wagemakers, Jos J Trentelman, Ard M Nijhof, Joppe W Hovius   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A blood safety perspective on emerging arboviral infections in the United Kingdom

Transfusion Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract A core focus of the blood services is to maintain the blood supply whilst simultaneously being vigilant for potential threats to blood safety. At present, West Nile virus (WNV), Usutu virus (USUV), Dengue virus (DENV) and Tick‐borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) are considered primary arboviral threats to blood safety in the UK and Northern Europe.
Piya Rajendra, Shannah Secret, Su Brailsford, Tanya Golubchik, Peter Simmonds, Heli Harvala   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A contribution to a knowledge of Canadian ticks [PDF]

, 2008
During recent years our knowledge of the biology and distribution of the ticks has greatly increased owing to the discovery of the economic importance of this group as carriers of certain serious diseases to man and domesticated animals. In North America
Hewitt, Charles Gordon
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Bayesian data assimilation provides rapid decision support for vector-borne diseases [PDF]

, 2015
Predicting the spread of vector-borne diseases in response to incursions requires knowledge of both host and vector demographics in advance of an outbreak.
Brown, Richard, Jewell, Chris
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Comparative Genomics of the Endosymbiont Cardinium Causing Reproductive Manipulation in Encarsia Parasitoid Wasps

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 14, Issue 6, December 2025.
We assembled four Cardinium hertigii draft genomes: cEina3 causes cytoplasmic incompatibility, cEhis1 induces parthenogenesis, cEper2 is associated with parthenogenesis, and cEina2 infects asymptomatically. All four strains are closely related and hosted by Encarsia parasitoid wasps, but key differences exist, including their metabolic potential and ...
Dylan L. Schultz, Corinne M. Stouthamer, Suzanne E. Kelly, Olivia L. Mathieson, Manuel Kleiner, Martha S. Hunter, Stephan Schmitz‐Esser   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, Nabeela Islam, Muhammad Adnan, Sher Zaman Safi, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Marcelo B. Labruna, Abid Ali   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source