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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2014 Objective: To determine the prevalence of ticks on cattle in the mountainous areas of Golestan province and their geographical distribution. Methods: In total, 498 animals from 25 herds were selected to search for ticks in 2009–2010.
Moslem Sarani +4 more
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Persian Journal of Acarology, 2017 This study was conducted to investigate the infestation of Zebu cattle by ixodid ticks in Maiduguri, Northeastern Nigeria. A total of 500 cattle were examined and adult ticks were collected from five different body parts for morphological identification.
Bura Thlama Paul +5 more
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A STRUCTURE ON THE TARSI OF IXODID TICKS [PDF]
Australian Journal of Entomology, 1965 AbstractObservations are reported on a structure on the dorsal surface of tarsi II, III and IV in five species of ixodid ticks. The possibility that the structure is a sense organ is discussed.
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CYTOGENETIC DETECTION OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS IN IXODID TICKS
Фундаментальная и клиническая медицина, 2016 Aim: To test whether the cytogenetic techniques can be used for detection of infectious agents in ixodid ticks. Materials and Methods: Suspensions of ixodid ticks were tested for encephalitis virus (TBEV) and pathogenic Borrelia (PB ...
Nikolay N. Ilyinskikh +1 more
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Ticks of four-toed elephant shrews and Southern African hedgehogs
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2011 Several studies on ticks infesting small mammals, including elephant shrews, have been conducted in South Africa; however, these studies have included only a single four-toed elephant shrew and no hedgehogs.
Ivan G. Horak +4 more
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Typing of Borrelia Relapsing Fever Group Strains
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004 Partial sequencing of the 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer showed two to four genotypes each for Borrelia hermsii and B. turicatae, both relapsing fever agents transmitted by argasid ticks, and for B. miyamotoi and B. lonestari, transmitted by ixodid ticks.
Jonas Bunikis +5 more
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Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2016 Background: Ixodid ticks (Acari: İxodidae) and fleas (Siphonaptera) are the major vectors of pathogens threatening animals and human healths. The aim of our study was to detect the infestation rates of East Hedgehogs (Erinaceus concolor) with ticks and ...
Yaşar Goz +3 more
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Neural control of salivary glands in ixodid ticks [PDF]
Journal of Insect Physiology, 2012 Studies of tick salivary glands (SGs) and their components have produced a number of interesting discoveries over the last four decades. However, the precise neural and physiological mechanisms controlling SG secretion remain enigmatic. Major studies of SG control have identified and characterized many pharmacological and biological compounds that ...
Ladislav, Šimo +2 more
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Российский паразитологический журнал, 2016 Distribution and seasonal activity of ixodid ticks in various landscape zones of Dagestan is studied. During investigation of ixodid fauna in cattle we took into account the intensity of infection and index of abundance. After examination of50 animals in
M. V. Arisov, G. M. Magomedshapiev
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Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2014 Four variants of the potassium acetate procedure for DNA extraction from ixodid ticks at different stage of their life cycles were evaluated and compared with phenol-chloroform and ammonium hydroxide methods. The most rapid and most efficient variant was
Islay Rodríguez +6 more
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