‘Reservoir dogs’: The emerging zoonotic risk associated with European dog imports to the UK
Abstract Background The movement of dogs from continental Europe to the UK poses a growing public health threat due to the associated risk of disease incursions. Current legislation is insufficient to address the risks and pre‐import control measures are focused only on rabies virus and the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Methods We conducted
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Arsenophonus nasoniae and Rickettsiae Infection of Ixodes ricinus Due to Parasitic Wasp Ixodiphagus hookeri. [PDF]
Arsenophonus nasoniae, a male-killing endosymbiont of chalcid wasps, was recently detected in several hard tick species. Following the hypothesis that its presence in ticks may not be linked to the direct occurrence of bacteria in tick's organs, we ...
Monika Bohacsova +4 more
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Development Features of Ixodes ricinus × I. persulcatus Hybrids under Laboratory Conditions
Widely distributed Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus ticks transmit many pathogens of both medical and veterinary significance. The ranges of these tick species overlap and form large sympatric areas in the East European Plain and Baltic countries ...
Oxana A. Belova +3 more
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In this study, we analysed data collected at 40 sites in the Northwest of Scotland (from 2018 to 2020) to quantify the relative contributions of hypothesised pathogen transmission hosts (deer and sheep) and non‐transmission hosts (birds and rodents) on the environmental abundance of ecotypes I and II of Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Our results add to our
William McLellan +8 more
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Identification of Borrelia burgdorferi genospecies isolated from Ixodes ricinus ticks in the South Moravian region of the Czech Republic [PDF]
Introduction During 2008–2012, a total of 466 ticks Ixodes ricinus removed from humans were collected and tested for the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl).
Lýdia Vargová +3 more
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The ecological complex controlling activities and distribution of Ixodes ricinus [PDF]
The following thesis consists of five papers dealing with the relation of the tick, Ixodes ricinus to its general environment. Three of the papers have already been published, two in "Parasitology" (1934 and 1935), and one in `!The Journal of :Animal
MacLeod, John
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Experimental Infection of Mice and Ticks with the Human Isolate of Anaplasma phagocytophilum NY-18
Anaplasma phagocytophilum is the causative agent of tick-borne fever (TBF) and human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) and is currently considered an emerging disease in the USA, Europe, and Asia. The increased prevalence of A.
Veronika Urbanová +3 more
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Clinical Case and Follow‐Up of Babesia banethi Infection in a Red Fox
A naturally occurring Babesia banethi infection in a sick red fox was followed up for more than one year through cytology, haematobiochemical profiles and molecular analyses. Imidocarb treatment resulted in temporary clinical improvement and later relapse, whereas atovaquone/proguanil combined with azithromycin led to clinical recovery and parasite ...
Mariaelisa Carbonara +7 more
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Ticks, Human Babesiosis and Climate Change
The effects of current and future global warming on the distribution and activity of the primary ixodid vectors of human babesiosis (caused by Babesia divergens, B. venatorum and B. microti) are discussed.
Jeremy S. Gray, Nicholas H. Ogden
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Molecular Detection, Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of Babesia microti Infecting Wild Rodents
Blood samples from 284 rodents captured across seven districts of Pakistan were screened for Babesia microti using 18S rRNA PCR. Overall prevalence was 12%, with infection detected in Rattus rattus, Mus musculus and Rattus norvegicus. Phylogenetic analysis showed close similarity with global isolates.
Hafiza Misbah Munir +10 more
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