Are ticks venomous animals? [PDF]
, 2017 [Introduction]: As an ecological adaptation venoms have evolved independently in several species of Metazoa. As haematophagous arthropods ticks are mainly considered as ectoparasites due to directly feeding on the skin of animal hosts. Ticks are of major
Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro +1 more
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Is Ornithodoros erraticus able to transmit the Georgia2007/1 African Swine Fever virus isolate to domestic pigs? [PDF]
, 2015 Objective: African swine fever, one of the most devastating diseases affecting wild and domestic swine, is due to a large DNA virus, only member of the Asfarviridae family.
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Elucidation of physiological functions and regulatory mechanisms of the tick antimicrobial peptide defensin [PDF]
, 2013 科学研究費助成事業(科学研究費補助金)研究成果報告書：基盤研究(C)2010-2012課題番号 ...
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Host body size and the diversity of tick assemblages on Neotropical vertebrates [PDF]
, 2016 Identifying the factors that influence the species diversity and distribution of ticks (Acari: Ixodida) across vertebrate host taxa is of fundamental ecological and medical importance.
Bongers, Frans +6 more
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Afrikkalaisen sikaruton mahdollisia maahantuloreittejä : riskiprofiili [PDF]
, 2011 Afrikkalainen sikarutto on lakisääteisesti vastustettava helposti leviävä sikojen ja villisikojen virustauti, jolla on myös vakavia sosioekonomisia vaikutuksia.
Lyytikäinen, Tapani +2 more
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Abondance du potamochère, Potamochoerus larvatus, dans les savanes du Nord-Ouest de Madagascar et risques épidémiologiques associés [PDF]
, 2014 Le potamochère, Potamochoerus larvatus , est un réservoir sauvage potentiel de maladies enzootiques à Madagascar. Parmi celles-ci, la peste porcine africaine (Ppa) est une des plus inquiétantes.
Grosbois, Vladimir +5 more
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Tick-borne Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia hermsii, Montana
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 Five persons contracted tick-borne relapsing fever after staying in a cabin in western Montana. Borrelia hermsii was isolated from the blood of two patients, and Ornithodoros hermsi ticks were collected from the cabin, the first demonstration of this ...
Tom G. Schwan +5 more
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Saliva from nymph and adult females of Haemaphysalis longicornis: a proteomic study [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Haemaphysalis longicornis is a major vector of Theileria spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia spp. and Coxiella burnetti in East Asian countries. All life stages of ixodid ticks have a destructive pool-feeding style in which they create a
Albert Mulenga +8 more
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Rmcystatin3, a cysteine protease inhibitor from Rhipicephalus microplus hemocytes involved in immune response [PDF]
, 2014 The Rhipicephalus microplus tick is responsible for losses in the livestock production estimated in 2 billions USD. Despite its economical importance the knowledge in tick's physiology is sparse.
Lovato, Diogo Ventura +4 more
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