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Ticks parasitizing bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the Caatinga Biome, Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaIn this paper, the authors report ticks parasitizing bats from the Serra das Almas Natural Reserve (RPPN) located in the municipality of Crateús, state of Ceará, in the semiarid Caatinga biome of northeastern Brazil. The study was carried out during nine
Hermes Ribeiro Luz +4 more
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Differential Expression of Putative Ornithodoros turicata Defensins Mediated by Tick Feeding
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 Additional research on soft ticks in the family Argasidae is needed to bridge the knowledge gap relative to hard ticks of the family Ixodidae; especially, the molecular mechanisms of Ornithodoros biology.
Brittany A. Armstrong +9 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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Veterinary Parasitology, 2008 The argasid ticks O. erraticus and O. moubata are of great medical and veterinary importance because they are vectors of the African swine fever virus and several species of human relapsing fever borreliae. Biocontrol of these ticks using entomopathogenic fungi has not been previously reported.
Zabalgogeazcoa, Iñigo +3 more
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Current understanding of lymphoproliferative disease virus in wild turkeys
Wildlife Society Bulletin, Volume 49, Issue S1, December 2025.Lymphoproliferative disease virus (LPDV) is a retrovirus that can cause a spectrum of disease in wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo), from subclinical infection to lymphoid tumors. We reviewed the literature to summarize our current understanding of LPDV, including disease presentation, surveillance, impact on fitness, spatiotemporal distribution, and ...
Chloe C. Goodwin +14 more
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Existence de Ornithodorus porcinus Walton, 1962 (Argasidae) à Madagascar
Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 1963 cf. fichier PDF de l'article.
Gerrit Uilenberg
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Relapsing Fever Group Borreliae in Human-Biting Soft Ticks, Brazil
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 We conducted a molecular survey for Borrelia spp. in Ornithodoros ticks previously reported as biting humans. We collected specimens in natural ecosystems and inside human dwellings in 6 states in Brazil.
Sebastián Muñoz-Leal +10 more
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Increasing Occurrence of Marburg Virus Outbreaks in Africa: Risk Assessment for Public Health
Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 18, Issue 9, September 2025.Bat and Marburg virus (Filovirus). Left: A Rousettus aegyptiacus bat; Center: a distribution map of R. aegyptiacus; Right: EM of Marburg virus. (figure credits: Left Wikipedia Nilflughund Lithuanian Zoological Gardens, Center; Center: Wikipedia Nilflughund IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, right Wikipedia Marburg virus CDC Fred Murphy; J.
Harald Brüssow
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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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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012 BackgroundTick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes are maintained in endemic foci that involve a diversity of small mammals and argasid ticks in the genus Ornithodoros.
Tom G Schwan +9 more
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