The 10th Tick and Tick-borne Pathogen Conference: reunited in progress
, 2022 The Tick and Tick-Borne Pathogen Conference is one of the biggest international scientific events in the field of ticks and is usually organized every 3 years.
Mihalca, Andrei D.
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Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae): first description of the male, immature stages and re-description of the female. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Nuttalliella namaqua is the only species of the enigmatic third tick family. Females possess features of hard and soft ticks and have been designated as the "missing link" between the main tick families. Its position at the base of the tick tree suggests
Abdalla A Latif +4 more
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An insight into the sialome of the soft tick, Ornithodorus parkeri [PDF]
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2008 While hard ticks (Ixodidae) take several days to feed on their hosts, soft ticks (Argasidae) feed faster, usually taking less than 1h per meal. Saliva assists in the feeding process by providing a cocktail of anti-hemostatic, anti-inflammatory and immunomodullatory compounds. Saliva of hard ticks has been shown to contain several families of genes each
Ivo M B, Francischetti +6 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 The ecology and host feeding patterns of many soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) remain poorly understood. To address soft tick–host feeding associations, we fed Ornithodoros turicata Dugès on multiple host species and evaluated quantitative PCR (qPCR) and ...
Hee J. Kim +4 more
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The mitochondrial genomes of Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae) and Argas africolumbae (Ixodoidae: Argasidae): estimation of divergence dates for the major tick lineages and reconstruction of ancestral blood-feeding characters. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Ixodida are composed of hard (Ixodidae), soft (Argasidae) and the monotypic Nuttalliellidae (Nuttalliella namaqua) tick families. Nuclear 18S rRNA analysis suggested that N.
Ben J Mans +4 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Tick-host bloodmeal associations are important factors when characterizing risks of associated pathogen transmission and applying appropriate management strategies.
Rachel E. Busselman +15 more
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Induction of humoral immune response to multiple recombinant Rhipicephalus appendiculatus antigens and their effect on tick feeding success and pathogen transmission [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Rhipicephalus appendiculatus is the primary vector of Theileria parva, the etiological agent of East Coast fever (ECF), a devastating disease of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa.
Scoles, Glen A. +23 more
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Development of vaccines against Ornithodoros soft ticks: An update [PDF]
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2015 Ticks are parasites of great medical and veterinary importance since they are vectors of numerous pathogens that affect humans, livestock and pets. Among the argasids, several species of the genus Ornithodoros transmit serious diseases such as tick-borne human relapsing fever (TBRF) and African Swine Fever (ASF).
Díaz Martín, Verónica +4 more
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Immunological profiles of Bos taurus and Bos indicus cattle infested with the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus [PDF]
, 2009 The cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, is a major threat to the improvement of cattle production in tropical and subtropical countries worldwide.
Emily K. Piper +30 more
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African Swine Fever Virus: An Emerging DNA Arbovirus
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the sole member of the family Asfarviridae, and the only known DNA arbovirus. Since its identification in Kenya in 1921, ASFV has remained endemic in Africa, maintained in a sylvatic cycle between Ornithodoros soft ...
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