Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background Amblyomma americanum and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato) nymphs commonly feed on and transmit pathogens to dogs (Canis familiaris). Control of immature and adult tick life stages is necessary to fully protect animals.
Kelly Allen +8 more
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Diversity of Rickettsia spp. in ticks from wild mammals of Morocco and Mauritania
Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2023 Summary: Ticks are known as vectors and reservoirs of rickettsiae and, wildlife vertebrate hosts as suitable dispersers of ticks contributing to the life cycle of rickettsial agents in nature.
Sérgio Santos-Silva +4 more
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Detection of Leishmania infantum DNA mainly in Rhipicephalus sanguineus male ticks removed from dogs living in endemic areas of canine leishmaniosis [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Sand flies are the only biologically adapted vectors of Leishmania parasites, however, a possible role in the transmission of Leishmania has been proposed for other hematophagous ectoparasites such as ticks.
A Estrada-Pena +41 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background The aim of this study was to detect and molecularly identify Rickettsia spp. in Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato) collected from free-roaming dogs in 30 communities from five municipalities in the south of Coahuila State, northern Mexico ...
Aldo I. Ortega-Morales +8 more
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Anaplasma spp. in dogs and owners in north-western Morocco [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an emerging tick-borne zoonotic pathogen of increased interest worldwide which has been detected in northern Africa.
Azrib, Rahma +8 more
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Razlika u infestaciji krpeljima: Hyalomma dromedarii i Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato na jugu Alžira [PDF]
, 2021 The aim of this study was to identify the species and parasitic indices of ticks. A flock of 57 individuals (sheep, goats, cattle and dogs) in southern Algeria was studied from March 2019 to February 2020 during monthly visits. A total of 2544 ticks were
Farouk Benaceur +5 more
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Emerging and Re-Emerging Zoonoses of Dogs and Cats. [PDF]
, 2014 Since the middle of the 20th century, pets are more frequently considered as "family members" within households. However, cats and dogs still can be a source of human infection by various zoonotic pathogens.
Chomel, Bruno B
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The role of wild canids and felids in spreading parasites to dogs and cats in Europe. Part I: Protozoa and tick-borne agents. [PDF]
, 2015 Over the last few decades, the world has witnessed radical changes in climate, landscape, and ecosystems. These events, together with other factors such as increasing illegal wildlife trade and changing human behaviour towards wildlife, are resulting ...
Brianti, Emanuele +8 more
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Saliva from nymph and adult females of Haemaphysalis longicornis: a proteomic study [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Haemaphysalis longicornis is a major vector of Theileria spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia spp. and Coxiella burnetti in East Asian countries. All life stages of ixodid ticks have a destructive pool-feeding style in which they create a
Albert Mulenga +8 more
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Regarding the identification of Rhipicephalus ticks in the western Mediterranean: a comment on Gago et al. (2022) [PDF]
, 2023 Dear Editor, I read with attention the paper by Gago et al. (2022) that appeared in a recent issue of Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases with the title “Patterns of adult tick parasitization of coexisting European (Erinaceus europaeus) and Algerian (Atelerix ...
Estrada-Peña, Agustín
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