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Range expansion of the economically important Asiatic blue tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, in South Africa [PDF]

, 2017
The Asiatic blue tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, a known vector of bovine babesiosis and bovine anaplasmosis, is of great concern in the cattle industry. For this reason, detailed knowledge of the distribution of R. microplus is vital.
Nyangiwe, Nkululeko, Horak, Ivan Gerard, Van der Mescht, Luther, Matthee, Sonja   +3 more
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Invertebrate vectors, parasites, and rickettsial agents in Guam [PDF]

Micronesica, 2012
We conducted a 3-week field study of ectoparasites of humans and domestic animals throughout Guam. Thirteen species of ectoparasitic arthropods were collected.
Johnson, J., Vice, D., Nunn, P., Gutierrez, T,, Reeves, W.K., Rabago, R., Wolf, S.   +6 more
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Viral diversity of Rhipicephalus microplus parasitizing cattle in southern Brazil [PDF]

, 2018
Ticks are ectoparasites spread worldwide and are well known as vectors of many viruses of great importance to human and animal health. However, the viral diversity in ticks is still poorly understood, particularly in South America.
Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo, Sirlei Daffre, Figueiredo, Luiz Tadeu Moraes, Márcio Roberto Teixeira Nunes, Romeiro, Marilia Farignoli, Gheller, Janaína Menegazzo, William Marciel de Souza, Nunes, Márcio Roberto Teixeira, Torres Carrasco, Adriano de Oliveira, Seki, Meire Christina, Acrani, Gustavo Olszanski, Carrasco, Adriano de Oliveira Torres, Marcílio Jorge Fumagalli, Daffre, Sirlei, Janaína Menegazzo Gheller, Romieiro, Marilia Farignoli, Modha, Sejal, Souza, William Marciel de, Sejal Modha, Murcia, Pablo Ramiro, Meire Christina Seki, Adriano de Oliveira Torres Carrasco, Marilia Farignoli Romeiro, Fumagalli, Marcílio Jorge, Pablo Ramiro Murcia, Gustavo Olszanski Acrani   +25 more
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Receptores Toll-like em corpo gorduroso e glândula salivar do carrapato bovino Rhipicephalus microplus

Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2016
[Receptores Toll-like em corpo gorduroso e glândula salivar do carrapato bovino Rhipicephalus microplus] Receptores Toll-like (TLRs) desempenham um importante papel no reconhecimento de componentes de agentes patogênicos e subsequente ativação da ...
Sabrina Rita da Fonseca Rezende, Márcio Ribeiro Fontenele, Claudio Akio Masuda, Pedro a Lagerblad de Oliveira, Helena Maria Marcolla Araujo, Vânia Rita Elias Pinheiro Bittencourt, Milane de Souza Leite   +6 more
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Cattle ticks population and prevalence of Babesia spp amongst it vector: Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in a zone of Ivory Coast

, 2012
The aim of this survey is to evaluate prevalence of Babesia spp in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus and the importance of ticks species existing in Bingerville area.
Komoin-Oka, C, Toure, A, Sylla, I
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Tick Species Displacement at the Communal Interface: Drivers of Rhipicephalus microplus Expansion in Southern Africa

Parasitologia
Tick-borne diseases pose a significant threat to global cattle production, with species displacement between ticks compounding this issue. This narrative review synthesises the literature to examine the drivers behind the expansion of the invasive ...
Keorapetse Kgolane Moikangoe, Tsireledzo Goodwill Makwarela, Nimmi Seoraj-Pillai, Tshifhiwa Constance Nangammbi   +3 more
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Comparative immunogenicity of Haemaphysalis longicornis and Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus calreticulins

Veterinary Parasitology, 2009
The ticks Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus and Haemaphysalis longicornis are blood-sucking ectoparasites of bovines, causing serious damages to the livestock production. The main control method for these ticks is based on acaricides. However, the use of vaccines has been studied as a promising control strategy.
Luís Fernando, Parizi, Herbert, Rech, Carlos Alexandre Sanchez, Ferreira, Saiki, Imamura, Kazuhiko, Ohashi, Misao, Onuma, Aoi, Masuda, Itabajara da Silva, Vaz   +7 more
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Tratamientos alternativos naturales para el control de Rhipicephalus microplus

Las garrapatas de la especie Rhipicephalus microplus, se han constituido como una amenaza para la ganadería en el mundo, debido a su papel como plaga y vectores de patógenos. Estos artrópodos causan pérdidas económicas significativas cada año.
Rojas Lozano, Pablo Felipe, Morales Perdomo, Juan Camilo   +1 more
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Morphometric similarity among populations of Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the north-western region of Colombia

, 2020
Rhipicephalus microplus is one of the most widely distributed and economically important ticks able to transmit pathogens to vertebrate hosts which cause major constraints to public and livestock health.
Gómez García, Giovan Fernando, Gutiérrez Builes, Lina Andrea, Durango Manrique, Yésica Sidney   +2 more
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Hard ticks (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in the Colombian Caribbean harbor the Jingmen tick virus: an emerging arbovirus of public health concern

Parasites & Vectors
Background Ticks are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites involved in transmitting viruses of public health importance. The objective of this work was to identify the Jingmen tick virus in hard ticks from the Colombian Caribbean, an arbovirus of ...
Yesica López, Richard Thomas, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Yeimi López-Mejia, Ketty Galeano, Alejandra Garcia, Luis Romero, Daniel Echeverri-De la Hoz, Caty Martinez, Alfonso Calderón, Bertha Gastelbondo, Héctor Contreras, Gino Olivieri, Luis Rubiano, Luis Paternina, Richard Hoyos-López, Anggie Ortiz, Evelyn Garay, Maira Alemán-Santos, Ricardo Rivero, Jorge Miranda, Luis Florez, Jolaime Ballesteros, Verónica Contreras, Vaneza Tique, Pedro Fragoso, Camilo Guzman, German Arrieta, Salim Mattar   +28 more
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