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Seasonality, Moisture, and Host Community Structure of Haemaphysalis Ticks in a Subtropical Urban Mosaic in Hong Kong, China. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol
We integrated field surveys, DNA barcoding and integrative taxonomy, iDNA, and ecological modeling to resolve the distributions, seasonality, and host use of Haemaphysalis ticks across Hong Kong. Moisture was indicative of adult activity, and iDNA suggested predominant feeding on wild mammals, particularly wild boar and porcupine.
Seymour M, Wong K.
europepmc   +2 more sources

American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say) (Arachnida: Ixodida: Ixodidae)

open access: yesEDIS, 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
doaj   +5 more sources

A review of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Colombia: The risk of tick-borne diseases

open access: yesPersian Journal of Acarology, 2022
This paper reviews the ixodid tick species that are present in Colombia. The different databases reported 50 species of ticks, of which 29 belong to Amblyomma: A. auricularium, A. cajennense sensu lato (s.l.); for Colombia A. calcaratum, A.
Javier Antonio Benavides-Montaño   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA Part B, 2019
The complete mitochondrial genome of Amblyomma geoemydae is reported for the first time in this study. Its entire mitogenome is 14,780 bp in length, contained 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and two non-coding regions. The phylogenetic analysis by Maximum-likelihood method show that A.
Qiao-Cheng Chang   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Notes on the biology of Amblyomma dissimile Kock, 1844 (Acari: Ixodida) on Bufo marinus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Brazil

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1994
Amblyomma dissimile is a common ectoparasite of cold blooded animals and is an accidental ectoparasite of some wild mammals. Details of the biology of specimens from the State of Amapá were studied in the laboratory in a humidity chamber at an average ...
Teresinha Tizu Sato Schumaker   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae, Ixodidae) of Bolivia

open access: yesTicks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2014
The tick species reported in Bolivia are reviewed here as (1) endemic or established: Ornithodoros echimys, O. guaporensis, O. hasei, O. kohlsi, O. mimon, O. peropteryx, O. rostratus, Otobius megnini, Amblyomma auricularium, A. cajennense, A. calcaratum, A. coelebs, A. dubitatum, A. humerale, A. incisum, A. longirostre, A. naponense, A.
Mastropaolo, Mariano   +2 more
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Ectoparasite infestation on rural dogs in the municipality of São Vicente Férrer, Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil Infestação por ectoparasitos em cães rurais no município de São Vicente Férrer, Pernambuco, Nordeste do Brasil

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2009
This article presents the results of a study on ectoparasites infesting rural dogs in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil. Forty-one dogs from a rural community of Pernambuco were examined and 70.7% were infested by ectoparasites.
Filipe Dantas-Torres   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ectoparasites Ixodida Leach, 1817 on wild mammals in the state of Paraná, Brazil

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1992
A taxonomical and ecological study was made on 264 samples of 12 species of ectoparasite ixodides collected on wild mammals from several natural regions of Paraná state, Brazil.
Darci Moraes Barros, Domingos Baggio
doaj   +1 more source

Dermacentor variabilis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Panama: report associated with tourism [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Vector Ecology, 2010
Ticks are the principal vectors of several pathogenic agents in animals and can transmit disease agents to humans (Dantas-Torres et al. 2009). The global tourism industry, international pet commerce, and the general expansion of international travel have facilitated the transportation of ticks to new localities outside their natural distributions.
Sergio E, Bermúdez   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

IXODIDAE TICKS (IXODIDAE) OF THE NORTH-EAST OF UZBEKISTAN

open access: yes, 2023
Study of the species diversity of ixodid ticks in the north-east of Uzbekistan: fauna, features of distribution and ...
Umrqulova S.   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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