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Ornithodoros kalahariensis, a potential vector for Candidatus Borrelia kalaharica

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Candidatus 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, Heidelore Hofmann, Christine Hartberger, Gabriele Margos   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

African swine fever virus transmission cycles in Central Europe: evaluation of wild boar-soft tick contacts through detection of antibodies against Ornithodoros erraticus saliva antigen. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most complex viral diseases affecting both domestic and wild pigs. It is caused by ASF virus (ASFV), the only DNA virus which can be efficiently transmitted by an arthropod vector, soft ticks of the ...
Beer, Martin, Blome, Sandra, Mur, Lina, Oleaga, Ana, Pietschmann, Jana, Pérez Sánchez, Ricardo, Sánchez-Vizcaíno, José Manuel   +6 more
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Temporal and spatial heterogeneity in dispersal and demography of a long‐lived philopatric seabird

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract Individuals make habitat selection decisions at different moments of their life and in heterogeneous habitats. Understanding the links between environmental changes and demographic patterns during the individuals' life is therefore critical to predict long‐term eco‐evolutionary dynamics and species persistence. However, fitness and persistence
Ana Payo‐Payo, Andreu Rotger, Virginia Picorelli, Mariana Viñas Torres, Esteban Cardona, Oliver Martínez, Ana Sanz‐Aguilar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study on the role of the sylvatic cycle of African swine fever in Senegal [PDF]

, 2009
It is generally believed that African swine fever (ASF) virus in Sub-Saharan Africa is maintained in nature by warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) and soft ticks from the genus Ornithodoros (Penrith et al., 2004).
Akakpo, A.J., Blanco, Esther, Etter, Eric, Jori, Ferran, Perez, R., Roger, François, Vial, Laurence   +6 more
core  

Bulk tissue versus amino acid carbon stable isotopes to reveal the diet and basal resource use of an invasive rodent

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract Stable isotope analysis (SIA) is widely used to reconstruct food webs, characterize trophic relationships, and estimate dietary composition. However, bulk tissue SIA (BSIA) can yield imprecise estimates when dietary sources are isotopically similar.
Wieteke A. Holthuijzen, Daniel Simberloff   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vaccinomics-driven selection and validation of protective salivary antigens from the argasid tick Ornithodoros moubata

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Ornithodoros 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, Ana Oleaga, María González-Sánchez, Rocío Vizcaíno-Marín, Ricardo Pérez-Sánchez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A proteomic approach to the identification of salivary proteins from the argasid ticks Ornithodoros moubata and Ornithodoros erraticus [PDF]

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2007
The saliva of ticks contains anti-haemostatic, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory molecules that allow these parasites to obtain a blood meal from the host and help tick-borne pathogens to infect the vertebrate host more efficiently. This makes the salivary molecules attractive targets to control ticks and tick-borne pathogens.
Oleaga, Ana, Escudero Población, Andrés, Camafeita, Emilio, Pérez Sánchez, Ricardo   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Detection of African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) in Haematopinus suis: Evidence for a Potential New Sylvatic Cycle of ASFV Involving Lice and Domestic Pigs

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
African swine fever (ASF) is a lethal and highly contagious viral disease of domestic and wild pigs, listed as a notifiable disease to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH). In the absence of any credible commercially available vaccine, the economic losses to the global pig industry inflicted by ASF is insurmountable.
Tridib Kumar Rajkhowa, Kiran Jayappa, A. Z. Beithatlo, Charitha B. Balakrishna, Laldinliana Khiangte, Guillermo R. Risatti, Nan-hua Chen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tick pathogenicity, thermal tolerance and virus infection in Tolypocladium cylindrosporum [PDF]

, 1992
10 páginas, 5 tablas, 5 figurasTolypocladium cylindrosporum is a fungus which has been isolated from soil, from asymptomatic plants as an endophyte, and has been shown to be pathogenic to several species of arthropods.
Herrero Asensio, Noemí, Pérez Sánchez, Ricardo, Oleaga, Ana, Zabalgogeazcoa, Iñigo, Zabalgogeazcoa, Iñigo   +4 more
core   +1 more source

"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, A Ghaderi, E Javadian, AH Zahir Nia, Y Rassi, N Piazak, EB Kia, M Shaeghi, Z Zelmodarreiy, M Abolhasani   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source