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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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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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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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Phylogeography and demographic dynamics of Rhipicephalus microplus from North India.

Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2023
Rhipicephalus microplus, a hematophagous vector prevalent in the tropics and subtropics, is responsible for huge economic losses throughout the globe. However, the taxonomy of the tick species, especially prevalent in north India and south China has been
A. Moudgil, A. Nehra, S. Vohra
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Upscaling the surveillance of tick-borne pathogens in the French Caribbean Islands [PDF]

, 2020
Despite the high burden of vector-borne disease in (sub)tropical areas, few information are available regarding the diversity of tick and tick-borne pathogens circulating in the Caribbean.
Albina, Emmanuel, Aprelon, Rosalie, Delannoy, Sabine, Devillers, Elodie, Galon, Clémence, Gondard, Mathilde, Moutailler, Sara, Pinarello, Valérie, Pradel, Jennifer, Vayssier-Taussat, Muriel   +9 more
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Pathogenic Rickettsia, Anaplasma, and Ehrlichia in Rhipicephalus microplus ticks collected from cattle and laboratory hatched tick larvae

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
Background The order Rickettsiales contains a group of vector-borne gram-negative obligate intracellular bacteria, which often cause human emerging infectious diseases and economic losses for dairy and meat industries.
Jiaobao Xu, Xiao-lan Gu, Ze-zheng Jiang, Xiao-Qian Cao, Rui Wang, Qiu-Ming Peng, Ze-min Li, Li Zhang, Chuan-min Zhou, Xiang-rong Qin, Xuerong Yu   +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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Testing Efficacy of a Conserved Polypeptide from the Bm86 Protein against Rhipicephalus microplus in the Mexican Tropics

Vaccines, 2023
Rhipicephalus microplus economically impacts cattle production in tropical and subtropical countries. Application of acaricides constitutes the major control method; however, inadequate use has increased resistant tick populations, resulting in ...
Raymundo Coate, M. Alonso-diaz, M. Martínez-Velázquez, Edgar Castro-Saines, Rubén Hernández-Ortiz, Rodolfo Lagunes-Quintanilla   +5 more
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Acaricidal and repellent activities of ethanol extracts of nine chinese medicinal herbs against Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)

Experimental & applied acarology, 2023
Rhipicephalus microplus is a major threat to the cattle industry worldwide. The intensive use of acaricides and repellents has resulted in drug resistance.
Donglin Li, Shunli Lu, Yichen Jian, Shuqi Cheng, Qianming Zhao, H. Yuan, Nanhao Wang, Yufeng Liu, Sumei Zhang, Longxian Zhang, Rongjun Wang, Fuchun Jian   +11 more
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Identification of a novel ß-adrenergic octopamine receptor-like gene (ßAOR-like) and increased ATP-binding cassette B10 (ABCB10) expression in a Rhipicephalus microplus cell line derived from acaricide-resistant ticks [PDF]

, 2016
Background: The cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is an economically important parasite of livestock. Effective control of ticks using acaricides is threatened by the emergence of resistance to many existing compounds. Several continuous R.
Bell-Sakyi, Lesley, Cooper, Katherine, Jonsson, Nicholas N., Koh-Tan, Han Hui, Strachan, Erin   +4 more
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