Hybrids of Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus Ticks Effectively Acquire and Transmit Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 Ixodes rici nus and Ixodes persulcatus ticks are the main vectors of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), which has three main subtypes connected with certain tick species: the European subtype, associated with I.
Galina Karganova, Oxana Belova
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Genomic Signatures of Hybridization Between Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus in Natural Populations [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionIdentifying hybridization between common pathogen vectors is essential due to the major public health implications through risks associated with hybrid's enhanced pathogen transmission potential.
Jani Sormunen +2 more
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Complete Mitochondrial Genome and Phylogenetic Analysis of Ixodes persulcatus (Taiga Tick). [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources, 2017 Ixodes persulcatus is a species of hard tick which is a predominant tick species that spreads a wide array of serious human and animal pathogens. Here, we first assemble the complete mitogenome of I. persulcatus of China.
Shuo Sui, Jun Yu, Baoliang Xu
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Seasonal Activity of Adult Ticks Ixodes persulcatus (Acari, Ixodidae) in the North-West of the Distribution Area [PDF]
Animals, 2023 The taiga tick Ixodes persulcatus (Schulze, 1930) (Acari, Ixodidae) is the main vector of the tick-borne encephalitis virus and one of the most widespread species of ixodid ticks in the Palaearctic.
Sergey V. Bugmyrin, Lyubov A. Bespyatova
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Metatranscriptomics Reveals the RNA Virome of Ixodes Persulcatus in the China–North Korea Border, 2017 [PDF]
Viruses, 2023 In recent years, numerous viruses have been identified from ticks, and some have been linked to clinical cases of emerging tick-borne diseases. Chinese northeast frontier is tick infested. However, there is a notable lack of systematic monitoring efforts
Ruichen Wang +16 more
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Geographical distribution of Ixodes persulcatus and associated pathogens: Analysis of integrated data from a China field survey and global published data [PDF]
One Health, 2023 The increasing incidence and range expansion of tick-borne diseases have caused global threats to human and animal health under the background of climate and socioeconomic changes.
Shan-Shan Wang +13 more
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Spiroplasma Isolated From Third-Generation Laboratory Colony Ixodes persulcatus Ticks [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Spiroplasma are vertically-transmitted endosymbionts of ticks and other arthropods. Field-collected Ixodes persulcatus have been reported to harbour Spiroplasma, but nothing is known about their persistence during laboratory colonisation of this tick ...
Alexandra Beliavskaia +12 more
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Differentiation of Laboratory-Obtained Ixodes ricinus × Ixodes persulcatus Hybrid Ticks: Selection of Suitable Genes [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2022 Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus ticks are the main vectors of tick-borne encephalitis virus and some bacterial pathogens. The regions where these tick species live overlap, forming large sympatric areas. It has previously been shown that these tick
Alexander G. Litov +5 more
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Characterization of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Isolates from Ixodes persulcatus Ticks Collected During 2020 in Selenge, Mongolia [PDF]
PathogensTick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) causes neurological disease in humans, with varied clinical severity influenced by the viral subtype. TBEV is endemic to Mongolia, where both Siberian and Far-Eastern subtypes are present.
Bazartseren Boldbaatar +12 more
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Predicting habitat suitability for Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus ticks in Finland [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background Ticks are responsible for transmitting several notable pathogens worldwide. Finland lies in a zone where two human-biting tick species co-occur: Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus.
Ruut Uusitalo +14 more
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