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Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT Bacteria of the order Rickettsiales comprise a diverse group of obligate intracellular microorganisms that are globally distributed and highly prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions. In South America, these bacteria have been associated with arthropod vectors, such as ticks, fleas, mites, lice, and certain dipterans, as well as with a ...
Cristian J. Zamorano‐Gómez +3 more
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Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) puertoricensis
, 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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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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Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) capensis
, 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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Ornithodoros kalahariensis, a potential vector for Candidatus Borrelia kalaharica
Ticks and Tick-Borne DiseasesCandidatus Borrelia kalaharica was proposed as bacterial species in 2016 using DNA extracted from a traveller returning from Southern Africa. We investigated DNA of three soft ticks collected in the Kalahari Game Reserve near Maun, Botswana via PCR.
Volker Fingerle +3 more
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 2, March 2026.A cross‐sectional study on seroprevalence of African swine fever virus was conducted across pig farms in Bagmati Province. Of the 324 samples screened, seven tested positive, with an overall seroprevalence of 2.16% . ABSTRACT Background African swine fever (ASF) is a contagious fatal viral disease of pigs caused by ASF virus (ASFV).
Meera Prajapati +5 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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Entomological Research, Volume 56, Issue 3, March 2026.ABSTRACT Rhipicephalus microplus is a widespread tick species causing significant economic losses and transmitting pathogens to cattle. The R. microplus populations utilized in tick research are frequently maintained under laboratory conditions for many years.
Arlex Rodríguez‐Durán +5 more
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On the haem auxotrophy of the soft tick Ornithodoros moubata
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2023 Genomes of ticks display reductions, to various extents, in genetic coding for enzymes of the haem biosynthetic pathway. Here, we mined available transcriptomes of soft tick species and identified transcripts encoding only half of the enzymes involved in haem biosynthesis.
Tereza Hatalová +3 more
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"Distribution of Soft Ticks and Their Infection with Borrelia in Hamadan Province, Iran" [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2003 Tick-borne diseases like tick-borne relapsing fever are a public health problem in Iran. Its occurrence is more prevalent in north part of country. In order to determine the distribution of soft ticks, Argasidae, and their infection with Borrelia species
H Vatandoost +9 more
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