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Unveiling Tick Diversity in Cattle in Cameroon: Emergence of Rhipicephalus microplus, Replacing the Original Rhipicephalus spp. [PDF]

Veterinary Sciences
Ticks are well-known vectors of pathogens, posing considerable risks to livestock health and productivity. In Cameroon, where livestock production is vital, established tick species such as Amblyomma variegatum and Hyalomma truncatum are prevalent in key
Muhammad Umair Aziz, Jehan Zeb, Michel Lontsi-Demano, Angel Almendros, José de la Fuente, Olivier Andre Sparagano, Patrick Butaye   +6 more
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A comparative study of the microbiomes of the ticks Rhipicephalus microplus and Hyalomma anatolicum [PDF]

Parasite
Hyalomma anatolicum and Rhipicephalus microplus are tick species that are important vectors of numerous pathogens affecting both humans and livestock.
Abbasi Adeel Mumtaz, Nasir Shiza, Bajwa Amna Arshad, Akbar Haroon, Ali Muhammad Muddassir, Rashid Muhammad Imran   +5 more
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In Situ Localization of Staphylococcus shinii and Staphylococcus succinus in Infected Rhipicephalus microplus Ticks: Implications for Biocontrol Strategies [PDF]

Pathogens
Rhipicephalus microplus is a blood-sucking parasite that causes heavy infestations on cattle and is a vector for severe tick-borne diseases, such as anaplasmosis and babesiosis, and poses a significant threat to the cattle industry.
Cesar A. Arreguin-Perez, Raquel Cossio-Bayugar, Hugo Aguilar-Diaz, Estefan Miranda-Miranda   +3 more
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In Silico Analysis and Transcriptional Profiling of A Putative Metalloprotease ADAMTSL as A Potential Tick Antigen against Rhipicephalus microplus [PDF]

Pathogens
The cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, is the most significant ectoparasite in the cattle industry. The application of acaricides constitutes the main control method.
Cesar Onoshi Sedano-Juarez, Ninnet Gómez-Romero, Miguel Ángel Alonso-Díaz, América Ivette Barrera-Molina, David Emanuel Reyes-Guerrero, Rodolfo Lagunes-Quintanilla   +5 more
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Morphological characterization of ticks of the genus Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) based on geometric morphometry: the case of the Savannah District in Côte d’Ivoire

Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research, 2023
The introduction of the invasive tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in Côte d'Ivoire has led to a change in the population of ticks of the genus Rhipicephalus (Boophilus).
Yao Jean Michel Privat Kouassi, Bi Tra Dieudonné Ta, Djakaridja Berté, Kouamé Eduard N’goran, Dramane Kaba   +4 more
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Location intelligence unveils seasonal spatiotemporal pattern shifts of habitat use and selection by cattle across a South Texas coastal landscape infested with <i>Rhipicephalus microplus</i>. [PDF]

Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis
Donaldson TG, Rich BT, Peterson MR, Wang HH, Grant WE, Thomas DB, Lohmeyer KH, Pérez de León AÁ, Teel PD.   +8 more
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Molecular survey of cattle ticks in Burundi: First report on the presence of the invasive Rhipicephalus microplus tick.

PLoS ONE, 2021
A recent research study on prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in Burundi reported high prevalence and endemicity of Theileria parva, Anaplasma marginale and Babesia bigemina infections in cattle. Detailed information about tick species infesting animals,
Lionel Nyabongo, David O Odongo, Gad Milton, Eunice Machuka, Patrick Vudriko, Roger Pelle, Esther G Kanduma   +6 more
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Raw pacific biosciences and illumina sequencing reads and assembled genome data for the cattle ticks Rhipicephalus microplus and Rhipicephalus annulatus

Data in Brief, 2021
Ticks from the genus Rhipicephalus have enormous global economic impact as ectoparasites of cattle. Rhipicephalus microplus and Rhipicephalus annulatus are known to harbor infectious pathogens such as Babesia bovis, Babesia bigemina, and Anaplasma ...
Felix D. Guerrero, Noushin Ghaffari, Kylie G. Bendele, Richard P. Metz, C. Michael Dickens, Philip D. Blood, Jason Tidwell, Robert J. Miller, Adalberto A. Pérez de León, Pete D. Teel, Charles D. Johnson   +10 more
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Invasive cattle ticks in East Africa: morphological and molecular confirmation of the presence of Rhipicephalus microplus in south-eastern Uganda

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Rhipicephalus microplus, an invasive tick species of Asian origin and the main vector of Babesia species, is considered one of the most widespread ectoparasites of livestock.
Dennis Muhanguzi, Joseph Byaruhanga, Wilson Amanyire, Christian Ndekezi, Sylvester Ochwo, Joseph Nkamwesiga, Frank Norbert Mwiine, Robert Tweyongyere, Josephus Fourie, Maxime Madder, Theo Schetters, Ivan Horak, Nick Juleff, Frans Jongejan   +13 more
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A cross-sectional survey of hard ticks and molecular characterization of Rhipicephalus microplus parasitizing domestic animals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

PLoS ONE, 2021
Background In tropical and subtropical countries, tick infestation causes major public health problems and considerable financial losses to the livestock industry.
Muhammad Rooman, Yasir Assad, Sadia Tabassum, Samia Sultan, Sultan Ayaz, Muhammad Fiaz Khan, Shahid Niaz Khan, Rehman Ali   +7 more
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