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Molecular detection of novel Jingmen tick virus in hard ticks from diverse hosts in Guangxi, southwestern China

Virology Journal
Background Ticks are the second most important vectors of arboviruses after mosquitoes, and they also serve as reservoir hosts for some zoonotic diseases. It is essential to understand the prevalence of tick-borne viruses in ticks from different sampling
Panyu Chen, Xihua Wei, Tengcheng Que, Tengyue Yan, Shousheng Li, Yanli Zhong, Yingjiao Li, Meihong He, Wenjian Liu, Yanling Hu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Zebra stripes: the questions raised by the answers

Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 6, Page 2660-2680, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Multiple hypotheses have been suggested to explain why the three zebra species (Equus quagga, E. grevyi and E. zebra) are striped. We review how well these theories explain the nature (rather than simply the existence) of the stripes. Specifically, we explore how well different theories explain (i) the form of zebra stripes (especially on ...
Hamish M. Ireland, Graeme D. Ruxton
wiley   +1 more source

Laboratory Study on Biological Control of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) by Entomopathogenic Indigenous Fungi (Beauveria bassiana)

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2009
Background: Chemical control method using different acaricides as spray, dipping solution or pour-on is routinely used for controlling ticks. Biological control agents are favorable due to their safety for animals and environment.
M Abdigoudarzi, K Esmaeilnia, N Shariat
doaj  

Molecular surveillance of Theileria parasites of livestock in Oman [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Theileriosis is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases of livestock in the Arabian Peninsula, and causes high rates of mortality and morbidity in sheep and cattle.
Al-Fahdi, Amira, Al-Hamidhi, Salama, Alqamashoui, Badar, Babiker, Hamza, Bilgic, Huseyin Bilgin, Bobade, Patrick, Hussain, Abdel-Rahim, Johnson, Eugene H., Karagenc, Tulin, Kose, Onur, Shiels, Brian, Tageldin, Mohammed H., Tait, Andy   +12 more
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Co-circulation of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus strains Asia 1 and 2 between the border of Iran and Pakistan

Heliyon, 2017
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne viral disease that is transmitted by numerous species of ticks, which serve both as a reservoir and vector of CCHF virus (CCHFV).
Nariman Shahhosseini, Ahmad Jafarbekloo, Zakkyeh Telmadarraiy, Sadegh Chinikar, Ali Haeri, Norbert Nowotny, Martin H. Groschup, Anthony R. Fooks, Faezeh Faghihi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ixodid ticks of traditionally managed cattle in central Nigeria: where Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus does not dare (yet?) [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) undermine cattle fitness and productivity in the whole of sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria. The aim of this study was to document the composition of tick species, assessing the burden of infestation ...
Balak, Gyang, Bronsvoort, Mark, Dongkum, Charles, Igweh, Augustine, Lorusso, Vincenzo, Majekodunmi, Ayodele, Picozzi, Kim, Welburn, Susan C   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Natural Focality of Lyme Borreliosis, Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, and Monocytic Ehrlichiosis in Humans in the Republic of Tatarstan

Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2016
Objective of the study is to investigate natural focality of Ixodidae tick borreliosis, granulocytic anaplasmosis, monocytic ehrli-chiosis in humans in the Republic of Tatarstan. Materials and methods.
A. F. Shamsutdinov, Yu. A. Tyurin, M. A. Patyashina, L. O. Borisova, V. A. Trifonov, V. A. Boiko, I. D. Reshetnikova, G. Sh. Isaeva, E. G. Vasil’eva   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Species Diversity of Ixodidae Tick-Borne Borrelioses Agents in Ixodes persulcatus Ticks in the Territory of the Khabarovsk Region

Проблемы особо опасных инфекций
The aim of the work was to determine the species diversity of the causative agents of Ixodidae tick-borne borrelioses in Ixodes persulcatus ticks in the Khabarovsk Territory.Materials and methods.
N. V. Belkina, A. G. Dragomeretskaya, O. E. Trotsenko, T. A. Ausheva   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ticks and Fleas Infestation on East Hedgehogs (Erinaceus concolor) in Van Province, Eastern Region of Turkey

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, Ali Bilgin-Yilmaz, Abdulalim Aydin, Yalçın Dicle   +3 more
doaj  

Recovery of Partially Engorged Haemaphysalis longicornis (Acari: Ixodidae) Ticks from Active Surveillance. [PDF]

J Med Entomol, 2022
Price KJ, Witmier BJ, Eckert RA, Boyer CN.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source