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The complete mitochondrial genome of Amblyomma testudinarium (Ixodida: Ixodidae) [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020
The complete mitochondrial genome of Amblyomma testudinarium is reported for the first time in this study. Its entire mitogenome is 14,760 bp in length, contained 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and 2 non-coding ...
Qiao-Cheng Chang, Ting-Ting Wu, Hua Cao, Meng-Qing Sun, Wen-Tao Zhang, Shu-Jiang Xue   +5 more
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Can Tick Microbiome Explain Nonlinear Relationship between Tick Abundance and Lyme Disease Incidence? [PDF]

Pathogens, 2023
Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) are hematophagous ectoparasitic arachnids that feed on the blood of vertebrate hosts, posing significant concern due to their unrivaled capacity to transmit various pathogens, which surpasses those of all other known arthropod ...
Miray Tonk-Rügen, Zbigniew Zając, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz   +2 more
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REDESCRIPTION OF RHIPICEPHALUSPRAVUSDONITZ, 1910(IXODIDA, IXODIDAE) ON SHEEP IN IRAQ

Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
The current investigation was to redescribe the morphology of the species of hard tick, Rhipicephalus pravus Dönitz, 1910 (Ixodida, Ixodidae) that was recently recorded from Baghdad Province, central of Iraq.
Afkar M. Hadi
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Complete mitogenome of the giant panda tick Haemaphysalis longicornis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) and its phylogenetic implications [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020
Haemaphysalis longicornis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) is a common blood-feeding ectoparasite of the giant panda and poses significant health burden to wild and captive populations.
Lidan Wang, Xuan Zhou, Linhua Deng, Yunjian Liu, Yingxin Li, Yijun Chen, Shan Huang, Guo Li, Yan Huang, Hemin Zhang, Chengdong Wang, Desheng Li, Yue Xie   +12 more
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American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say) (Arachnida: Ixodida: Ixodidae)

EDIS, 2009
EENY-443, a 7-page fact sheet by Wai-Han Chan and Phillip E. Kaufman, is part of the Featured Creatures Collection. It describes this tick commonly found on dogs as an adult — its distribution, description, life cycle, seasonality, medical and ...
Wai-Han Chan, Phillip E. Kaufman
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Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818) (Ixodida: Argasidae) in Sicily with considerations about its Italian and West-Mediterranean distribution [PDF]

Parasite, 2010
Recently, in the province of Trapani (Western Sicily), some overwintering specimens of the argasid tick Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818) were observed and collected. Morphological and genetic analysis were utilized in order to reach a definitive
Pantaleoni R.A., Baratti M., Barraco L., Contini C., Cossu C.S., Filippelli M.T., Loru L., Romano M.   +7 more
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First report of the soft tick Ornithodoros mimon (Ixodida: Argasidae) in Alagoas State, Northeastern Brazil. [PDF]

Rev Bras Parasitol Vet
Farias Júnior EC, Lopes ACPA, Oliveira GMB, Vieira RFDC, Labruna MB, Almeida JC.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

First Molecular Evidence of <i>Ixodiphagus hookeri</i> (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> and <i>Haemaphysalis concinna</i> (Acari: Ixodida) Ticks from Inland and Coastal Areas of the Balkan Peninsula. [PDF]

Pathogens
Blažeková V, Stanko M, Zubriková D, Vargová L, Švirlochová KM, Víchová B.   +5 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) (Ixodida: Ixodidae): human parasitism and the first record from the Acre State, Western Brazilian Amazon

Entomological Communications, 2022
The Cayenne tick, Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) (Ixodida: Ixodidae), parasitizes a range of vertebrate hosts, including humans, accidentally.
Vanessa L. de Souza, Marcos S. de Lima, Thiago F. Martins, Franscio E. da Costa, José R. O. da Silva, José R. L. de Souza   +5 more
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Hard ticks (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in the Colombian Caribbean harbor the Jingmen tick virus: an emerging arbovirus of public health concern. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors
López Y, Thomas R, Muñoz-Leal S, López-Mejia Y, Galeano K, Garcia A, Romero L, la Hoz DE, Martinez C, Calderón A, Gastelbondo B, Contreras H, Olivieri G, Rubiano L, Paternina L, Hoyos-López R, Ortiz A, Garay E, Alemán-Santos M, Rivero R, Miranda J, Florez L, Ballesteros J, Contreras V, Tique V, Fragoso P, Guzman C, Arrieta G, Mattar S.   +28 more
europepmc   +3 more sources