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Survey of vector-borne agents in feral cats and first report of Babesia gibsoni in cats on St Kitts, West Indies [PDF]

, 2017
Background: As there is little data on vector-borne diseases of cats in the Caribbean region and even around the world, we tested feral cats from St Kitts by PCR to detect infections with Babesia, Ehrlichia and spotted fever group Rickettsia (SFGR) and
Branford, Gillian Carmichael, Huang, Ke, Kelly, Patrick john, Köster, Liza, Li, Jing, Marchi, Silvia, Vandenplas, Michel, Wang, Chengming, Zhang, Jilei   +8 more
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Ixodidae fauna of domestic dogs in Parana, southern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
The present study aimed to contribute towards identification and registration of tick species that parasitize dogs in rural and urban areas of three mesoregions of Paraná, southern Brazil, and to estimate the rate of occurrence of each species. Fifty-six
Bianca Ressetti da Silva, Marcos Valério Garcia, Vinicius da Silva Rodrigues, Renato Andreotti, Rosangela Locatelli Dittrich   +4 more
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European Network for Neglected Vectors and Vector-Borne Infections COST Action Guidelines: What Is This About and What Is This For? [PDF]

, 2017
European network for neglected vectors and vector-borne infections COST action guidelines: What Is this about and what iIs this ...
Charrel, Remi N., Lempereur, Laetitia, Mihalca, Andrei D., Vayssier-Taussat, Muriel   +3 more
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Ticks From Mink and Their Associated Microorganisms in Spain

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Wildlife is an important source of emerging zoonotic agents, including tick‐borne ones. Wild carnivores such as mink are commonly parasitized by ticks, which are vectors and reservoirs of zoonotic diseases. Besides the importance of these arthropods as potential sources of diseases in mink, and the role of these mammals as reservoirs of infectious ...
Ana M. Palomar, Aránzazu Portillo, Asunción Gómez, Madis Põdra, Paula Santibáñez, Cristina Cervera-Acedo, Sonia Santibáñez, Elena López, Manena Fayos, José A. Oteo, Yongguo Cao   +10 more
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Parasitismo humano por Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (ACARI: IXODIDAE) no Mato Grosso do Sul, Centro-Oeste do Brasil [PDF]

, 2017
Human parasitism by the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (s. l.), an important parasite in medical and veterinary sciences, is only rarely reported in the American continent. The present investigation reports a R. sanguineus s. l.
Acosta, Igor Cunha Lima, Labruna, Marcelo Bahia, Martins, Thiago Fernandes   +2 more
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Ticks (Argasidae and Ixodidae) in Tehran Province, Central Iran: Distribution and Seasonal Activity

Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Ticks are obligatory ectoparasites of vertebrates and can transmit pathogens, including: arboviruses, bacteria, and parasites to humans and animals worldwide. This study aimed to identify the tick species found on semi‐domestic hosts in Tehran Province. This cross‐sectional study, conducted from 2020 to 2021, aimed.
Mojtaba Beik-Mohammadi, Maryam Tavassoli, Zakkyeh Telmadarraiy, Hassan Vatandoost, Farrokh Dabiri, Sumanta Nandi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transmission of Rickettsia raoultii and Rickettsia massiliae DNA by Dermacentor reticulatus and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.) ticks during artificial feeding

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Tick-borne rickettsial pathogens are emerging worldwide and pose an increased health risk to both humans and animals. A plethora of rickettsial species has been identified in ticks recovered from human and animal patients.
Emanuela Olivieri, Michiel Wijnveld, Marise Bonga, Laura Berger, Maria T. Manfredi, Fabrizia Veronesi, Frans Jongejan   +6 more
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The moulting arthropod: a complete genetic toolkit review

Biological Reviews, Volume 99, Issue 6, Page 2338-2375, December 2024.
ABSTRACT Exoskeletons are a defining character of all arthropods that provide physical support for their segmented bodies and appendages as well as protection from the environment and predation. This ubiquitous yet evolutionarily variable feature has been instrumental in facilitating the adoption of a variety of lifestyles and the exploitation of ...
Giulia Campli, Olga Volovych, Kenneth Kim, Werner P. Veldsman, Harriet B. Drage, Idan Sheizaf, Sinéad Lynch, Ariel D. Chipman, Allison C. Daley, Marc Robinson‐Rechavi, Robert M. Waterhouse   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and infection intensity of Rickettsia massiliae in Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato ticks from Mendoza, Argentina

Microbes and Infection, 2016
Rickettsia massiliae belongs to the spotted fever group and in the New World is commonly associated with the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Herein we investigate the presence of R. massiliae in Rh. sanguineus sensu lato ticks in a location near the Andean foothills (Mendoza, Argentina), to provide a prevalence estimate and to assess the ...
Lucas D. Monje, María Cielo Linares, Pablo M. Beldomenico   +2 more
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Flying ticks: anciently evolved associations that constitute a risk of infectious disease spread [PDF]

, 2015
Ticks are important vectors of emerging zoonotic diseases affecting human and animal health worldwide. Ticks are often found on wild birds, which have been long recognized as a potential risk factor for dissemination of ticks and tick-borne pathogens ...
José de la Fuente, Agustín Estrada-Peña, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, Ricardo Brey   +3 more
core   +2 more sources