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Contact between soft tick vectors of African swine fever virus and invasive wild pigs in the southeastern USA [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background African swine fever virus is a transboundary pathogen of high economic impact to the global pork industry. Florida has multiple factors that contribute to the high risk of introduction of African swine fever virus (ASFV) including high levels ...
Samantha M. Wisely, Carson Torhorst, Sebastian Botero-Cañola, Nicholas Canino, Angela M. James, Kathleen C. O’Hara   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Development of microsatellite markers for the soft tick Ornithodoros phacochoerus. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors
Abstract Background Soft ticks of the genus Ornithodoros are responsible for the maintenance and transmission of the African swine fever (ASF) virus in the sylvatic and domestic viral cycles in Southern Africa. They are also the main vectors of the Borrelia species causing relapsing fevers.
Taraveau F, Bru D, Quembo CJ, Jourdan-Pineau H.   +3 more
europepmc   +8 more sources

A serological assay to detect and differentiate rodent exposure to soft tick and hard tick relapsing fever infections in the United States. [PDF]

Ticks Tick Borne Dis, 2023
Parise CM, Bai Y, Brandt KS, Ford SL, Maes S, Replogle AJ, Kneubehl AR, Lopez JE, Eisen RJ, Hojgaard A.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A novel Bunyavirus from the soft tick, Argas vespertilionis, in Japan. [PDF]

J Vet Med Sci, 2016
Soft ticks, Argas vespertilionis, were collected from feces of bats in Japan. Cytopathic effect (CPE) was observed after inoculating the homogenates of ticks to Vero cells.
Oba M, Omatsu T, Takano A, Fujita H, Sato K, Nakamoto A, Takahashi M, Takada N, Kawabata H, Ando S, Mizutani T.   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Effect of the Insect Growth Regulator “ Lufox” on Some Biological Aspects of the Soft Tick Argas persicus (Oken)

, 2018
Lufox interfered with the reproduction and development of Argas persicus when fed adult female and second nymphal instar were topically treated with a single dose (10 ul/tick) of Lufox at three different concentrations (10, 50, and 150 ppm).
R. Bakr, D. Salem, W. Radwan, N. Helmy, N. Shanbaky, A. E. A. Hamid   +5 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

African swine fever virus transmission cycles in Central Europe: Evaluation of wild boar-soft tick contacts through detection of antibodies against Ornithodoros erraticus saliva antigen [PDF]

BMC Veterinary Research, 2016
BackgroundAfrican swine fever (ASF) is one of the most complex viral diseases affecting both domestic and wild pigs. It is caused by ASF virus (ASFV), the only DNA virus which can be efficiently transmitted by an arthropod vector, soft ticks of the genus
J. Pietschmann, L. Mur, S. Blome, M. Beer, R. Pérez-Sánchez, A. Oleaga, J. Sánchez-Vizcaíno   +6 more
semanticscholar   +6 more sources

A new species of soft tick from dry tropical forests of Brazilian Caatinga.

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2021
S. Muñoz-Leal, J. Venzal, F. R. Jorge, B. M. Teixeira, M. Labruna   +4 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

The cost of endosymbionts on the reproductive fitness of the soft tick *Ornithodoros moubata* [PDF]

Peer Community In Infections, 2023
A. Gobet
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

A soft tick Ornithodoros moubata salivary protein OmCI is a potent inhibitor to prevent avian complement activation. [PDF]

Ticks Tick Borne Dis, 2020
Frye AM, Hart TM, Tufts DM, Ram S, Diuk-Wasser MA, Kraiczy P, Blom AM, Lin YP.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

First report of the soft tick Ornithodoros mimon (Ixodida: Argasidae) in Alagoas State, Northeastern Brazil. [PDF]

Rev Bras Parasitol Vet
Farias Júnior EC, Lopes ACPA, Oliveira GMB, Vieira RFDC, Labruna MB, Almeida JC.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources