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Bonplandia, 2018 This work studied the historical evidence of the cultivation of “amba’y”, Cecropia pachystachya (Urticaceae) in domestic areas of Guarani communities and its replacement by the castor bean or “ricino”, Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae), whose cultivation ...
Héctor Alejandro Keller +2 more
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Seasonal distribution of Borreliae in Ixodes ricinus ticks in the Belgrade region [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2006 Green areas at four localities in the Belgrade region (Ada Ciganlija, Košutnjak, Miljakovac forest, and Mt. Avala) were investigated in 2004. The aim of the research was to clarify the faunistic composition, relative abundance, and population dynamics of
Milutinović Marija +3 more
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Molecular characterization of COI gene of Ixodes ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Serbia [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2014 The Ixodes ricinus tick is common in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula. It is a vector of pathogenic agents causing diseases in humans and animals. Little is known about the genetic structure of I. ricinus in this region.
Ćakić Sanja +5 more
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Pattern of tick aggregation on mice: larger than expected distribution tail enhances the spread of tick-borne pathogens [PDF]
PLOS Computational Biology 10 (11): e1003931, 2014, 2014 The spread of tick-borne pathogens represents an important threat to human and animal health in many parts of Eurasia. Here, we analysed a 9-year time series of Ixodes ricinus ticks feeding on Apodemus flavicollis mice (main reservoir-competent host for tick-borne encephalitis, TBE) sampled in Trentino (Northern Italy).
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Parasite, 2016 We revised a collection of chewing lice deposited at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia. We studied 60 slides with 107 specimens of 10 species of the genus Ricinus (De Geer, 1778).
Valan Miroslav +2 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background Knowledge of Ixodes ricinus tick distribution is critical for surveillance and risk management of transmissible tick-borne diseases such as Lyme borreliosis. However, as the ecology of I. ricinus is complex, and robust long-term geographically
Rita Ribeiro +7 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background Ixodid ticks from the Northern Hemisphere have registered a northward expansion in recent years, and Dermacentor reticulatus is such an example in Europe, its expansion being considered a result of climate change alongside other factors.
Cristian Răileanu +2 more
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Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in and Ticks in Italy
European Journal of Inflammation, 2006 In this study Ixodes ricinus and Haemaphysalis punctata ticks are examined. For the first time we detected Rickettsia conorii in I. ricinus and H. punctata , and Rickettsia sibirica in I. ricinus.
A. Ciervo +4 more
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Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2019 Ricinus communis is a traditional medicinal plant which has been utilized for centuries for treatment of various conditions. Due to the presence of diverse phytochemicals, Ricinus is an outstanding natural resource to discover new drugs for various ...
Nahid Hassan Hajrah +8 more
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Natural Transmission of Zoonotic Babesia spp. by Ixodes ricinus Ticks
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009 To determine characteristics of natural transmission of Babesia sp. EU1 and B. divergens by adult Ixodes ricinus ticks, we examined tick salivary gland contents. We found that I.
Claire A.M. Becker +4 more
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