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The complete mitochondrial genome of Haemaphysalis concinna (Ixodida: Ixodidae) [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2018
The complete mitochondrial genome of Haemaphysalis concinna is reported for the first time in this study. Its entire mitogenome is 14,675 bp in length, contained 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and two non-coding ...
Qiao-Cheng Chang, Xue Fu, Chun-Ling Song, Hong-Bo Liu, Yi Sun, Na Jia, Jia-Fu Jiang, Chun-Ren Wang, Bao-Gui Jiang   +8 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Geographic distribution of the hard ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) of the world by countries and territories

Zootaxa, 2023
The hard tick family Ixodidae currently comprises 762 species worldwide, but an analysis of the occurrence of these species in the world´s countries, territories, zoogeographic regions (Afrotropical, Australasian, Nearctic, Neotropical, Oriental, Palearctic) and remote islands has not been attempted since 2009.
Alberto A. Guglielmone, Santiago Nava, Richard G. Robbins   +2 more
semanticscholar   +6 more sources

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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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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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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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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Desiccant Dusts, With and Without Bioactive Botanicals, Lethal toRhipicephalus(Boophilus)microplusCanestrini (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in the Laboratory and on Cattle [PDF]

Journal of medical entomology, 2023
The exotic southern cattle fever tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Canestrini) (Ixodida: Ixodidae), since its eradication from the United States in 1943, made a strong incursion into Texas, beginning 2016.
Allan T. Showler, Jessica L Harlien
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Potential zoonotic role of the tick Amblyomma cf. oblongoguttatum (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in the bacterial transmission of Ehrlichia chaffeensis (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) in a deciduous tropical forest in Mexico. [PDF]

J Med Entomol
Ehrlichia chaffeensis is a bacterium belonging to the Anaplasmataceae family. In Mexico, only 2 species have been recorded in association with tick species and humans. The objective of the present study was to detect the presence of bacteria of the genus
Guzmán-Cornejo C, Herrera-Mares A, García-Prieto L, Oceguera-Figueroa A, López-Pérez AM, Dzul-Rosado K.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The Argasidae, Ixodidae and Nuttalliellidae (Acari: Ixodida) of the world: a list of valid species names [PDF]

Zootaxa, 2010
This work is intended as a consensus list of valid tick names, following recent revisionary studies, wherein we recognize 896 species of ticks in 3 families. The Nuttalliellidae is monotypic, containing the single entity Nuttalliella namaqua. The Argasidae consists of 193 species, but there is widespread disagreement concerning the genera in this ...
Alberto A. Guglielmone, Richard G. Robbins, Dmitry A. Apanaskevich, Trevor N. Petney, Agustín Estrada‐Peña, Ivan G. Horak, Renfu Shao, Stephen C. Barker   +7 more
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Molecular analysis of Anaplasma ovis, Theileria ovis and Brucella abortus in adult Ornithodoros lahorensis soft ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) isolated from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. [PDF]

J Vet Res
Introduction Ticks are obligate blood-feeding arthropods that cause significant economic losses in domestic animal husbandry and threaten public health.
Liu D, Wang J, Liu Y, Wang S, Zhu H, Jiang B, Li Y, Zhang Y, Chahan B, Zhang W.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources