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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]

Pathogens
MicroRNAs (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,
Ana Laura Cano-Argüelles, Ricardo Pérez-Sánchez, Cristian Gallardo-Escárate, Rocío Vizcaíno-Marín, María González-Sánchez, Ana Oleaga   +5 more
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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 & Vectors
Background 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
Cynthia Mapendere, Armanda D. S. Bastos, Etter Eric, Livio Heath, Ferran Jori   +4 more
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Ornithodoros (Ornithodoros) huajianensis sp. nov. (Acari, argasidae), a new tick species from the Mongolian marmot (Marmota bobak sibirica), Gansu province in China

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2019
A new argasid species, belonging to the subgenus Ornithodoros, namely, Ornithodoros (Ornithodoros) huajianensis was described for the first time based on the females, males and nymphs. The morphological features of each stage in the life cycle are unique,
Yi Sun, Rongman Xu, Zengjia Liu, Mingyu Wu, Tong Qin   +4 more
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Multiplex PCR for differentiating Ornithodoros tick vectors in South Africa: Proof of concept [PDF]

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
African 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.
Susan West, Juanita van Emmenes, Carin Boshoff   +2 more
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The epidemiology and geographic distribution of relapsing fever borreliosis in West and North Africa, with a review of the Ornithodoros erraticus complex (Acari: Ixodida). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND: Relapsing fever is the most frequent bacterial disease in Africa. Four main vector / pathogen complexes are classically recognized, with the louse Pediculus humanus acting as vector for B. recurrentis and the soft ticks Ornithodoros sonrai, O.
Jean-François Trape, Georges Diatta, Céline Arnathau, Idir Bitam, M'hammed Sarih, Driss Belghyti, Ali Bouattour, Eric Elguero, Laurence Vial, Youssouph Mané, Cellou Baldé, Franck Prugnolle, Gilles Chauvancy, Gil Mahé, Laurent Granjon, Jean-Marc Duplantier, Patrick Durand, François Renaud   +17 more
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Vaccinomics-driven selection and validation of protective salivary antigens from the argasid tick Ornithodoros moubata

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Ornithodoros moubata serves as primary vector of African swine fever and tick-borne human relapsing fever in Africa. Developing an effective vaccine targeting this argasid tick would significantly enhance disease control measures.
Ana Laura Cano-Argüelles, Ana Oleaga, María González-Sánchez, Rocío Vizcaíno-Marín, Ricardo Pérez-Sánchez   +4 more
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Immunization with mRNA-LNPs Encoding Ornithodoros Argasid Tick Antigens Induces Humoral Immune Responses and Tick Resistance [PDF]

Pathogens
Argasid 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,
Ana Oleaga, Ana Laura Cano-Argüelles, María González-Sánchez, Rocío Vizcaíno-Marín, Ricardo Pérez-Sánchez   +4 more
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Bartonella massiliensis sp. nov., a new bacterial species isolated from an Ornithodoros sonrai tick from Senegal

New Microbes and New Infections, 2019
Bartonella massiliensis sp. nov., strain OS09T (= CSURB624T = DSM 23169), is the type strain of Bartonella massiliensis sp. nov., a new species within the genus Bartonella.
H. Medkour, C.I. Lo, H. Anani, F. Fenollar, O. Mediannikov   +4 more
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A Novel Relapsing Fever Group Borrelia Isolated from Ornithodoros Ticks of the Brazilian Caatinga [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2023
Tick-borne relapsing fever group (RFG) borreliosis remains neglected as a human disease and little is known on its maintenance in ticks and vertebrates, especially in South America.
Glauber M. B. de Oliveira, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Adriana Santodomingo, Barbara C. Weck, Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez, Maurício C. Horta, Marcelo B. Labruna   +6 more
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Description of a new Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) (Ixodida: Argasidae) tick species from Pakistan [PDF]

Parasitology
The genus Ornithodoros is notably diverse within the family Argasidae, comprising approximately 134 species distributed among 4 subgenera, 1 of which is the subgenus Pavlovskyella.
Abid Ali, Mehran Khan, Muhammad Numan, Abdulaziz Alouffi, Mashal M. Almutairi, Ronel Pienaar, Minique H. de Castro, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Ben J. Mans, Ala Tabor   +10 more
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