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Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) ticks associated with a Rickettsia sp. in Pakistan [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background Soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) are medically important ectoparasites that mainly feed on birds and mammals, which play a key role in their geographic distribution and dispersion.
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Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) azteci
, 2012 Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) azteciOrnithodoros (A.) azteci has been collected from bats in Trinidad (Cooley and Kohls 1944; Fairchild et al. 1965; Kohls 1969). This species was also found on vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus rotundus) from Croney Cave, Diego Martin in 1958 and from Lonchorhina aurita, Paromin, Maraval from Trinidad in 1960 (Kohls et al ...
Basu, A. K., Basu, M., Adesiyun, A. A.
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Parasites & Vectors, 2015 Background Most argasid ticks from the Neotropical region are parasites of mammals and birds, with a few records from reptiles. Many species of the genus Ornithodoros are known only through larval descriptions, and their chaetotaxy and morphological ...
Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti +5 more
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Rickettsia lusitaniae in Ornithodoros Porcinus Ticks, Zambia
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 ...
Simbarashe Chitanga +14 more
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, 2019 Published as part of Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen, Herrera-Mares, Angel, Robbins, Richard G. & Rebollo-Hernández, Andrea, 2019, The soft ticks (Parasitiformes: Ixodida: Argasidae) of Mexico: species, hosts, and geographical distribution, pp.
Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen +3 more
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Ticks and Tick-Borne DiseasesOrnithodoros 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 +4 more
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Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2023 Ornithodoros erraticus and Ornithodoros moubata ticks are the main vectors of the agents of human relapsing fever (TBRF) and African swine fever (ASF) in the Mediterranean Basin and Africa, respectively. Tick saliva is crucial for complete tick feeding and pathogen transmission, as it contains numerous molecules such as proteins, lipids, and non ...
Ana Laura Cano-Argüelles +2 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2018 Although a group of soft ticks (Argasidae) associated with amphibians was recently discovered in Brazilian rainforests, parasitism by these ticks on cold-blooded animals remains less common than on mammal and bird species.
Hermes Ribeiro Luz +5 more
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FAVE Sección Ciencias Veterinarias, 2015 In this paper we report and discuss the finding of all the stages of Ornithodoros puertoricensis (Argasidae) parasitizing the exotic reptiles Varanus dumerilii, Python regius and P. bivittatus, and its presence in the reptiles’ terrariums in Panamá city.
BERMUDEZ S +3 more
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Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) hasei
, 2012 Published as part of Basu, A. K., Basu, M. & Adesiyun, A. A., 2012, A Review On Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae, Argasidae), Associated Pathogens And Diseases Of Trinidad And Tobago, pp.
Basu, A. K., Basu, M., Adesiyun, A. A.
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