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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.
Abid Ali +7 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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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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, 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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Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) azteci
, 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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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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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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No Experimental Evidence of Co-Feeding Transmission of African Swine Fever Virus between Ornithodoros Soft Ticks [PDF]
Pathogens, 2020 Ornithodoros soft ticks are the only known vector and reservoir of the African swine fever virus, a major lethal infectious disease of Suidae. The co-feeding event for virus transmission and maintenance among soft tick populations has been poorly ...
Rémi Pereira De Oliveira +5 more
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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.
Florian Taraveau +3 more
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A Novel Relapsing Fever Group Borrelia Isolated from Ornithodoros Ticks of the Brazilian Caatinga
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 +6 more
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