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Italian peninsula as a hybridization zone of Ixodes inopinatus and I. ricinus and the prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in I. inopinatus, I. ricinus, and their hybrids

Parasites & Vectors
Background Ixodes inopinatus was described from Spain on the basis of morphology and partial sequencing of 16S ribosomal DNA. However, several studies suggested that morphological differences between I.
Ondřej Daněk, Alena Hrbatová, Karolina Volfová, Sylvie Ševčíková, Paulina Lesiczka, Markéta Nováková, Sajjad Ghodrati, Kristyna Hrazdilova, Vincenzo Veneziano, Ettore Napoli, Domenico Otranto, Fabrizio Montarsi, Andrei Daniel Mihalca, Noureddine Mechouk, Peter Adamík, David Modrý, Ludek Zurek   +16 more
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Limited occurrence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) and Ixodes hexagonus in Great Britain

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) are multi-host bacteria and the causative agents of the zoonotic disease, Lyme borreliosis, for which Ixodes spp. are the vectors.
Marco Vecchiato, Becki Lawson, Katharina Seilern-Moy, Mia L. White, Nicola Jones, Faye Brown, Dylan Yaffy, Jolyon M. Medlock, Kayleigh M. Hansford   +8 more
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The Seasonal Activity of Ixodes ricinus Tick in Amol, Mazandaran Province, Northern Iran

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2015
Background: The present study aimed to demonstrate the seasonal activities of Ixodes ricinus at the pasture level and on the host. Methods: A vast pasture in Amol countryside (Mazandaran Province, Iran) which had the potential for a considera- ble number
Nasrollah Vahedi-Noori, Sadegh Rahbari, Saeed Bokaei   +2 more
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On the egg of the tick, Ixodes ricinus L.

Parasitology, 1948
The egg of Ixodes ricinus L. is described, and the increase in size during development is noted. It is suggested that the increase is due to the absorption of water. The egg wall consists of exo- and endochorion with a thin vitelline membrane, which becomes thicker as development proceeds and assumes a laminated appearance.
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Phosphoglucomutase polymorphism in the tick Ixodes ricinus

Parasitology, 1979
SUMMARYTen variants of phosphoglucomutase were detected by starch-gel electrophoresis in extracts of the tick Ixodes ricinus. Agreement of phenotype frequencies with those predicted by the Hardy–Weinberg model indicated that the enzyme is coded by a single gene locus (Pgm) at which 10 alleles are segregating. Allelic proportions in 5 Irish tick samples
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Detection and genetic identification of Borrelia lusitaniae in questing Ixodes inopinatus tick from Tunisia

Infectious Medicine
Background: Until now, there has been limited information on the prevalence and the phylogeny of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ticks in Tunisia, particularly in Ixodes inopinatus.
Rachid Selmi, Khaoula Abdi, Hanène Belkahia, Meriem Ben Abdallah, Aymen Mamlouk, Myriam Kratou, Mourad Ben Said, Lilia Messadi   +7 more
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The feeding mechanism of Ixodes ricinus L.

Parasitology, 1946
1. The structure of the capitulum of I. ricinus L. is described briefly.2. A stylet-like process is described in detail. Anteriorly it forms a distal attenuation, which widens out at its base near the point of attachment to the hypostome and is continued posteriorly as a distensible pouch overlying the pharynx.
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Hantavirus RNA not detected in Ixodes ricinus ticks.

Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine : AAEM, 2011
A total of 174 unfed Ixodes ricinus ticks (104 nymphs, 36 males, and 34 females) collected in the Roztocze National Park in eastern Poland were examined by the PCR and nested PCR methods for the presence of hantavirus RNA. None of the examined Ixodes ricinus specimens showed the presence of the hantavirus-specific RNA, in spite of using 2 genetic ...
Wójcik-Fatla, Angelina, Zając, Violetta, Józef Knap, Dutkiewicz, Jacek   +3 more
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Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes ricinus collected from dogs in eastern Poland

Journal of Veterinary Research
Ixodes ricinus ticks are an important vector and reservoir of pathogenic microorganisms causing dangerous infectious diseases in humans and animals. The presence of ticks in urban greenery is a particularly important public health concern due to the ...
Pańczuk Anna, Tokarska-Rodak Małgorzata, Andrzejuk Patrycja   +2 more
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Genomic signatures of hybridization between Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus in natural populations

Ecology and Evolution
Identifying hybridization between common pathogen vectors is essential due to the major public health implications through risks associated with hybrid's enhanced pathogen transmission potential.
Theophilus Yaw Alale, Jani J. Sormunen, Eero J. Vesterinen, Tero Klemola, K. Emily Knott, Miguel Baltazar‐Soares   +5 more
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