Multiplex PCR for differentiating Ornithodoros tick vectors in South Africa: Proof of concept [PDF]
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary ResearchAfrican swine fever (ASF) is a severe viral haemorrhagic disease affecting domestic pigs, maintained by ASF virus within an ancient sylvatic cycle involving Ornithodoros ticks that inhabit warthog burrows.
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Rickettsia lusitaniae in Ornithodoros Porcinus Ticks, Zambia [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 Rickettsial pathogens are amongst the emerging and re-emerging vector-borne zoonoses of public health importance. Though traditionally considered to be transmitted by ixodid ticks, the role of argasid ticks as vectors of these pathogens is increasingly ...
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Immunization with mRNA-LNPs Encoding Ornithodoros Argasid Tick Antigens Induces Humoral Immune Responses and Tick Resistance [PDF]
PathogensArgasid ticks Ornithodoros erraticus and Ornithodoros moubata are major vectors of zoonotic pathogens, including the African swine fever virus and relapsing fever Borrelia spp., and their control is essential to reduce disease transmission. In this study,
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Portuguese hosts for Ornithodoros erraticus ticks [PDF]
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2013 The hematophagous soft tick Ornithodoros erraticus feeds nocturnally on multiple warm-blooded vertebrate hosts. This tick is often found living buried in the soil of traditional pigpens. O.
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A comparison of manual and carbon dioxide trap sampling of Ornithodoros soft ticks from warthog resting sites in South Africa [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground In East and Southern Africa, the African swine fever (ASF) virus is maintained in an ancient sylvatic cycle involving warthogs (Phacochoerus spp.) and Ornithodoros soft ticks inhabiting warthog burrows. Although carbon dioxide (CO2) traps have
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Description of a new Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) (Ixodida: Argasidae) tick species from Pakistan [PDF]
ParasitologyThe genus Ornithodoros is notably diverse within the family Argasidae, comprising approximately 134 species distributed among 4 subgenera, 1 of which is the subgenus Pavlovskyella.
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 IntroductionOrnithodoros erraticus and Ornithodoros moubata are the main vectors of African swine fever virus (ASFV) and the human relapsing fever spirochetes Borrelia hispanica and Borrelia crocidurae in the Mediterranean region and Borrelia duttoni in ...
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Unlocking the Black Box: The Molecular Dialogue Between ASFV and Its Tick Host [PDF]
PathogensAfrican Swine Fever is a lethal hemorrhagic disease caused by a DNA virus that affects domestic and wild pigs, causing serious economic losses in the swine industry.
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Development of microsatellite markers for the soft tick Ornithodoros phacochoerus [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Soft ticks of the genus Ornithodoros are responsible for the maintenance and transmission of the African swine fever (ASF) virus in the sylvatic and domestic viral cycles in Southern Africa.
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Insights into the Regulatory Roles of miRNAs in the Salivary Glands of the Soft Ticks Ornithodoros moubata and Ornithodoros erraticus [PDF]
PathogensMicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression by inhibiting or degrading messenger RNAs (mRNAs). In ticks, salivary miRNAs are proposed to play key roles in modulating host–vector interactions during blood feeding. Previously,
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