Formulações comerciais à base de amitraz são muito utilizadas como acaricidas na Região Sul do Rio Grande do Sul, contudo sem maiores estudos da sua eficácia nessa região. O presente estudo objetivou estimar a frequência de populações de R.
Tânia Regina Bettin dos Santos +3 more
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Species composition, diversity and predilection sites of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting cattle in the Western Highlands of Cameroon [PDF]
Ticks are haematophagous ectoparasites infesting wilds and domestic animals as well as humans and, are considered after mosquitoes to be the principal vectors for the transmission of various pathogens.
Ngangnang Ghislain Roméo +2 more
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Modeling the effects of variable feeding patterns of larval ticks on the transmission of Borrelia lusitaniae and Borrelia afzelii [PDF]
Spirochetes belonging to the Borrelia burgdoferi sensu lato (sl) group cause Lyme Borreliosis (LB), which is the most commonly reported vector-borne zoonosis in Europe. B. burgdorferi sl is maintained in nature in a complex cycle involving Ixodes ricinus
Bertolotti, Luigi +5 more
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The modern condition of Crimean-Congo hаemorrhagic fever natural focus in the Russian Federation
Aim. To determine the boundaries of the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) natural focus in the Russian Federation at the current stage, to clarify the range of the main reservoirs and vectors of CCHF pathogen, to assess the epidemiological capacity
N. F. Vasilenko +6 more
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A survey has been conducted in Bukavu on bovines imported in Democratic Republic of Congo from Rwanda to the public slaughterhouse of Bukavu, with the aim of identifying the Ixodidae ticks on their body.
Muhimuzi Alphonse Bisusa +5 more
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Molecular Evidence of Bartonella melophagi in Ticks in Border Areas of Xinjiang, China
Bartonella are gram-negative intracellular bacteria; certain species of Bartonella can cause diseases in mammals and humans. Ticks play a major role in the transmission of Bartonella.
Jun Ni +20 more
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Exon-intron structure and sequence variation of the calreticulin gene among Rhipicephalus sanguineus group ticks [PDF]
Background: Calreticulin proteins (CRTs) are important components of tick saliva, which is involved in the blood meal success, pathogen transmission and host allergic responses.
Dantas-Torres, Filipe +6 more
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Identification of a novel ß-adrenergic octopamine receptor-like gene (ßAOR-like) and increased ATP-binding cassette B10 (ABCB10) expression in a Rhipicephalus microplus cell line derived from acaricide-resistant ticks [PDF]
Background: The cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is an economically important parasite of livestock. Effective control of ticks using acaricides is threatened by the emergence of resistance to many existing compounds. Several continuous R.
Bell-Sakyi, Lesley +4 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Amblyomma testudinarium (Ixodida: Ixodidae) [PDF]
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 regions. The phylogenetic analysis by Bayesian inference method show that A.
Qiao-Cheng Chang +5 more
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Tick paralysis (TP) is a rare disease with rapid progression and potential fatal evolution. Immediately after the diagnosis, removal of all ticks from the body of the patient is mandatory.
RAMB Almeida +3 more
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