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Development of a rapid and reliable surveillance method for Ornithodoros turicata americanus in gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) burrows in the southeastern United States. [PDF]

Med Vet Entomol
We developed a rapid, effective technique for surveying for Ornithodoros turicata, a vector of African swine fever virus using gopher tortoise burrows. When working under a time constraint during tick collection, vacuuming substrate from the top meter of the burrow followed by sifting for soft ticks outperformed CO2 traps.
Canino N, Torhorst C, Botero-Cañola S, Beati L, O'Hara KC, James A, Wisely SM.   +6 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Comparison of salivary gland and midgut microbiome in the soft ticks Ornithodoros erraticus and Ornithodoros moubata

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 ...
Elianne Piloto-Sardiñas, Elianne Piloto-Sardiñas, Ana Laura Cano-Argüelles, Apolline Maitre, Apolline Maitre, Apolline Maitre, Alejandra Wu-Chuang, Lourdes Mateos-Hernández, Alexandra Corduneanu, Alexandra Corduneanu, Dasiel Obregón, Ana Oleaga, Ricardo Pérez-Sánchez, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz   +13 more
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Prevalence and Identification of Livestock Tick by Sex Ratio and Host in Tehran Province. [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
This study identified tick species infesting livestock and poultry in Tehran Province, revealing a female‐biased sex ratio and sheep as the most infested hosts. Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato was the dominant species. These findings underscore the need for host‐targeted tick control to mitigate disease transmission and economic losses.
Abbasi E.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Blood Parasite Infections and Impacts on Avian Health and Reproduction. [PDF]

Mol Ecol
ABSTRACT Parasitic infections are ubiquitous in nature, but their consequences are often difficult to evaluate in wildlife. This is particularly the case for chronic infections for which fitness impacts can be subtle or confounded with other intrinsic and extrinsic factors.
Buysse M, Ollagnier M, Souc C, Bruley M, Blanchon T, Leray C, Vittecoq M, McCoy KD.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Historical overview and update on relapsing fever group Borrelia in Latin America

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Relapsing fever group Borrelia (RFGB) are motile spirochetes transmitted to mammalian or avian hosts through the bite of hematophagous arthropods, such as soft ticks (Argasidae), hard ticks (Ixodidae) and the human clothing lice.
Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez, Carlos Ramiro Silva-Ramos, Adriana M. Santodomingo, Alejandro Ramírez-Hernández, Francisco B. Costa, Marcelo B. Labruna, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antigens of Interest for the Diagnosis of Parasitism in Pigs by Ornithodoros erraticus and Ornithodoros moubata

The Journal of Parasitology, 1997
We show by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and western blot that the composition of the soluble extracts of salivary glands (SGE-2) of Ornithodoros erraticus and Ornithodoros moubata is similar to that of the saliva (pilocarpine-induced), and that the extracts are a valid source of antigens for the detection of anti-argasid ...
JOSÉ. A. BARANDA, Ricardo Pérez–Sánchez, Ana Oleaga, A. Encinas-Grandes   +3 more
openalex   +4 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of African Swine Fever Virus in Ornithodoros Tick Species Associated with Indigenous and Extralimital Warthog Populations in South Africa

Viruses, 2022
We investigated the possibility that sylvatic circulation of African swine fever virus (ASFV) in warthogs and Ornithodoros ticks had extended beyond the historically affected northern part of South Africa that was declared a controlled area in 1935 to ...
Anthony F. Craig, Mathilde L. Schade-Weskott, Thapelo Rametse, Livio Heath, Gideon J. P. Kriel, Lin-Mari de Klerk-Lorist, Louis van Schalkwyk, Jessie D. Trujillo, Jan E. Crafford, Juergen A. Richt, Robert Swanepoel   +10 more
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Ornithodoros puertoricensis (Ixodida: Argasidae) Associated With Domestic Fowl in Rural Dwellings From Córdoba Department, Caribbean Colombia

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Ticks of genus Ornithodoros are nidicolous parasites associated with a wide array of vertebrates. In humans, their bites cause hypersensitivity reactions and are capable to transmit pathogens of health concern.
Yesica López, Laura Natalia Robayo-Sánchez, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Ader Aleman, Esteban Arroyave, Alejandro Ramírez-Hernández, Jesús Alfredo Cortés-Vecino, Salim Mattar, Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez   +8 more
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First report of the soft tick Ornithodoros mimon (Ixodida: Argasidae) in Alagoas State, Northeastern Brazil. [PDF]

Rev Bras Parasitol Vet
Farias Júnior EC, Lopes ACPA, Oliveira GMB, Vieira RFDC, Labruna MB, Almeida JC.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources