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Multiple Acquisitions of Pathogen-Derived Francisella Endosymbionts in Soft Ticks. [PDF]
Genome Biol Evol, 2018 Bacterial endosymbionts of ticks are of interest due to their close evolutionary relationships with tick-vectored pathogens. For instance, whereas many ticks contain Francisella-like endosymbionts (FLEs), others transmit the mammalian pathogen Francisella tularensis.
Gerhart JG +5 more
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A comparison of manual and carbon dioxide trap sampling of Ornithodoros soft ticks from warthog resting sites in South Africa [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground In East and Southern Africa, the African swine fever (ASF) virus is maintained in an ancient sylvatic cycle involving warthogs (Phacochoerus spp.) and Ornithodoros soft ticks inhabiting warthog burrows. Although carbon dioxide (CO2) traps have
Cynthia Mapendere +4 more
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Study on Presence of Borrelia persica in Soft Ticks in Western Iran
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2010 Background: A molecular survey was conducted to investigatethe presence of pathogenic Borrelia persica species causing the tick borne relapsing fever (TBRF) in Takistan district Qazvin Province, western Iran.
A Barmaki +6 more
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A review of argasid ticks and associated pathogens of China [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 It has been recorded 221 species of soft ticks in the world. However, the classification system of Argasidae is still unclear with nearly two-third controversial species in genus level. Therefore, comprehensive research is still necessary.
Ze Chen, Jingze Liu
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Rickettsia lusitaniae in Ornithodoros Porcinus Ticks, Zambia
Pathogens, 2021 Rickettsial pathogens are amongst the emerging and re-emerging vector-borne zoonoses of public health importance. Though traditionally considered to be transmitted by ixodid ticks, the role of argasid ticks as vectors of these pathogens is increasingly ...
Simbarashe Chitanga +14 more
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A novel clade of cysteinyl leukotriene scavengers in soft ticks [PDF]
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2008 Inflammation is an important vertebrate defense mechanism against ecto-parasites for which ticks have evolved numerous mechanisms of modulation. AM-33 and TSGP4, related lipocalins from the soft ticks Argas monolakensis and Ornithodoros savignyi bind cysteinyl leukotrienes with high affinity as measured by isothermal titration calorimetry.
Ben J Måns, JOSÉ M C Ribeiro
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Novel Genotypes of Nidicolous Argas Ticks and Their Associated Microorganisms From Spain
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 The knowledge of the distribution, richness and epidemiological importance of soft ticks of the genus Argas is incomplete. In Spain, five Argas species have been recorded, including three ornitophilic nidicolous ticks, but their associated microorganisms
Ana M. Palomar +7 more
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Inventory and update on argasid ticks and associated pathogens in Algeria
New Microbes and New Infections, 2018 Argasid ticks include vectors of relapsing fevers caused by Borrelia spp. in humans, and they can transmit arboviruses and other bacterial pathogens. Knowledge about soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) in Algeria is incomplete, and distribution data need to ...
I. Lafri +10 more
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Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) ticks associated with a Rickettsia sp. in Pakistan [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background Soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) are medically important ectoparasites that mainly feed on birds and mammals, which play a key role in their geographic distribution and dispersion.
Abid Ali +7 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 BackgroundArgasid ticks (soft ticks) are blood-feeding arthropods that can parasitize rodents, birds, humans, livestock and companion animals. Ticks of the Ornithodoros genus are known to be vectors of relapsing fever borreliosis in humans.
Ismail Lafri +9 more
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