Host Bloodmeal Identification in Cave-Dwelling Ornithodoros turicata Dugès (Ixodida: Argasidae), Texas, USA [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Tick-host bloodmeal associations are important factors when characterizing risks of associated pathogen transmission and applying appropriate management strategies.
Mark F Olson +2 more
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Differential Expression of Putative Ornithodoros turicata Defensins Mediated by Tick Feeding [PDF]
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 +2 more
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Identification of Host Bloodmeal Source in Ornithodoros turicata Dugès (Ixodida: Argasidae) Using DNA-Based and Stable Isotope-Based Techniques [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 The ecology and host feeding patterns of many soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) remain poorly understood. To address soft tick–host feeding associations, we fed Ornithodoros turicata Dugès on multiple host species and evaluated quantitative PCR (qPCR) and ...
Gabriel L Hamer +2 more
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Integrating Systematic Surveys With Historical Data to Model the Distribution of Ornithodoros turicata americanus, a Vector of Epidemiological Concern in North America [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionGlobally, vector‐borne diseases are increasing in distribution and frequency, affecting humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. Science‐based management and prevention of these diseases requires a sound understanding of the distribution and environmental
Sebastian Botero‐Cañola +6 more
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Range Modeling and Surveillance of Ornithodoros turicata Ticks: Implications for Detecting African Swine Fever Virus in the United States [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAfrican Swine Fever virus (ASFv) is a re‐emerging global swine disease that, if introduced to the United States, would cause severe economic consequences.
Christopher J Butler, Meriam N Saleh
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Development of a rapid and reliable surveillance method for Ornithodoros turicata americanus in gopher tortoise ( Gopherus polyphemus ) burrows in the southeastern United States [PDF]
Medical and Veterinary EntomologyWe developed a rapid, effective technique for surveying for Ornithodoros turicata, a vector of African swine fever virus using gopher tortoise burrows. When working under a time constraint during tick collection, vacuuming substrate from the top meter of the burrow followed by sifting for soft ticks outperformed CO2 traps.
Sebastian Botero-Cañola +1 more
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Identification and comparative analysis of subolesin/akirin ortholog from Ornithodoros turicata ticks [PDF]
Parasites and Vectors, 2015 Background Subolesin is an evolutionary conserved molecule in diverse arthropod species that play an important role in the regulation of genes involved in immune responses, blood digestion, reproduction and development.
Hameeda Sultana +2 more
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Assessment of the Geographic Distribution of Ornithodoros turicata (Argasidae): Climate Variation and Host Diversity [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 BACKGROUND:Ornithodoros turicata is a veterinary and medically important argasid tick that is recognized as a vector of the relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae and African swine fever virus. Historic collections of O.
Ivan Castro-Arellano +2 more
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Identification of a rickettsial endosymbiont in a soft tick Ornithodoros turicata americanus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Bacterial endosymbionts are abundantly found in both hard and soft ticks. Occidentia massiliensis, a rickettsial endosymbiont, was first identified in the soft tick Ornithodoros sonrai collected from Senegal and later was identified in a hard tick ...
Lichao Liu +3 more
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Humoral immune response of pigs, Sus scrofa domesticus, upon repeated exposure to blood-feeding by Ornithodoros turicata Duges (Ixodida: Argasidae) [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background Ornithodoros turicata is an important vector of both human and veterinary pathogens. One primary concern is the global spread of African swine fever virus and the risk of its re-emergence in the Americas through potential transmission by O ...
Hee J. Kim +6 more
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