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A Rare Tick Tale: A Novel Case of the Australian Paralysis Tick Causing Multiple Cranial Neuropathies [PDF]

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
The Australian paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus) is found along the east coast of Australia. Tick bites may result in paralysis ranging from muscular weakness to ascending paralysis requiring respiratory support.
Sujan A. Surendran, Philomena McNamara, Jonathan N. Hyer, Charles S. Su   +3 more
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Conjunctival Attachment of a Live Paralysis Tick, Ixodes holocyclus, in a Child: A Case Report [PDF]

Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2015
We describe a rare clinical finding of conjunctival tick attachment in a child. A 10-year-old boy presented to the clinic with right-eye itch. He was found to have a live tick firmly attached to his right temporal conjunctiva.
Joanne M.Y. Teong, Paul A. Adler, Stephen L. Doggett, Dariush Daneshvar, Melissa K. Shields   +4 more
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A randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of orally administered fluralaner (Bravecto™) against induced Ixodes holocyclus (Australian paralysis tick) infestations on dogs [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Ixodes holocyclus ticks are a frequently fatal threat to dogs in eastern Australia. These ticks secrete a neurotoxin that can produce an ascending paralysis after 72 h attachment that can lead to death in affected animals.
Petr Fisara, Maurice Webster
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Laboratory evaluations of the 3-month efficacy of oral lotilaner (Credelio™) against experimental infestations of dogs with the Australian paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background From three days following host attachment, the Australian paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus, secretes a neurotoxin that annually causes paralysis in approximately 10,000 domestic pets.
Kim Baker, Claudia Ellenberger, Martin Murphy, Daniela Cavalleri, Wolfgang Seewald, Jason Drake, Steve Nanchen, Kristina Hacket   +7 more
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Inhibition of the endosymbiont “Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii” during 16S rRNA gene profiling reveals potential pathogens in Ixodes ticks from Australia [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background The Australian paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus) is of significant medical and veterinary importance as a cause of dermatological and neurological disease, yet there is currently limited information about the bacterial communities harboured ...
Alexander W. Gofton, Charlotte L. Oskam, Nathan Lo, Tiziana Beninati, Heng Wei, Victoria McCarl, Dáithí C. Murray, Andrea Paparini, Telleasha L. Greay, Andrew J. Holmes, Michael Bunce, Una Ryan, Peter Irwin   +12 more
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Bacterial Profiling Reveals Novel "Ca. Neoehrlichia", Ehrlichia, and Anaplasma Species in Australian Human-Biting Ticks. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
In Australia, a conclusive aetiology of Lyme disease-like illness in human patients remains elusive, despite growing numbers of people presenting with symptoms attributed to tick bites.
Alexander W Gofton, Stephen Doggett, Andrew Ratchford, Charlotte L Oskam, Andrea Paparini, Una Ryan, Peter Irwin   +6 more
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Illuminating the bacterial microbiome of Australian ticks with 16S and Rickettsia-specific next-generation sequencing [PDF]

Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 2021
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) studies show that mosquito and tick microbiomes influence the transmission of pathogens, opening new avenues for vector-borne pathogen control.
Telleasha L. Greay, Kimberly L. Evasco, Megan L. Evans, Charlotte L. Oskam, Paola A. Magni, Una M. Ryan, Peter J. Irwin   +6 more
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Morphological identification of ticks and molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens from bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus) [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Ticks are obligate haematophagous ectoparasites of vertebrate hosts and transmit the widest range of pathogenic organisms of any arthropod vector.
Danielle Beard, Hayley J. Stannard, Julie M. Old   +2 more
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Tick-borne piroplasms and trypanosomes incidentally detected in eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) during a mortality and morbidity event in southern New South Wales, Australia [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Tick-borne haemoparasites, including piroplasms and trypanosomes, are almost ubiquitous in Australian wildlife, with some associated with health impacts to individual animals and declining wildlife populations. An array of ecologically distinct piroplasm
Makenna Short, Kira Lowe, Michelle Michie, Ina Smith, Kim Blasdell, Alexander G. Maier, Alexander W. Gofton   +6 more
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Elective cricothyrotomy in a dog with transient laryngeal paralysis secondary to Australian paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus) envenomation. [PDF]

Aust Vet J, 2022
The tube cricothyrotomy (CTT) has recently been introduced to small animal medicine as a viable surgical airway access procedure; however, there are no reports documenting its clinical use. The author's objective is to describe the clinical application, complications, and management of an elective CTT in a dog.
Hardjo S, Nash KJ, Day SK, Haworth MD.
europepmc   +2 more sources