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Assessing the impact of climate change on vector-borne viruses in the EU through the elicitation of expert opinion [PDF]

, 2010
Expert opinion was elicited to undertake a qualitative risk assessment to estimate the current and future risks to the European Union (EU) from five vector-borne viruses listed by the World Organization for Animal Health.
Brouwer, A., EPIZONE (Funder), Fooks, A.R., Gale, P., Kelly, L., Kosmider, R., Ramnial, V., Snary, E.L.   +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, W. Benredjem, F. Neffah-Baaziz, R. Lalout, K. Abdelouahed, B. Gassen, S. Bakhouch, M. Chergui, M. Karakellah, H. Adjmi-Hamoudi, I. Bitam   +10 more
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Transmission routes of African swine fever virus to domestic pigs: current knowledge and future research directions [PDF]

, 2016
African swine fever (ASF) is a major threat to the pig industry in Europe. Since 2007, ASF outbreaks have been ongoing in the Caucasus, Eastern Europe and the Baltic countries, causing severe economic losses for many pig farmers and pork producers.
BALDACCHINO, BLOME, BOINAS, COSTARD, DAVIES, DE CARVALHO FERREIRA, DE CARVALHO FERREIRA, DE CARVALHO FERREIRA, DE CARVALHO FERREIRA, DIAZ, EC, EC, EC, EC, EC, EFSA, EU, FAO, FAO, GABRIEL, GALLARDO, GALLARDO, GALLARDO, GOGIN, GREIG, GREIG, GUINAT, GUINAT, GULENKIN, HAAS, HEUSCHELE, HOWEY, IGLESIAS, KAGIRA, LANGE, MANZANO-ROMÁN, MCKERCHER, MCVICAR, MEBUS, MEBUS, MELLOR, MONTGOMERY, OGANESYAN, OIE, PARKER, PHENGSAVANH, PIETSCHMANN, PLOWRIGHT, PLOWRIGHT, PLOWRIGHT, ROWLANDS, SANCHEZ BOTIJA, SANCHEZ BOTIJA, SODEIKAT, THOMSON, THURFJELL, TURNER, VERGNE, VERGNE, VLASOVA, WILKINSON   +60 more
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Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) ticks associated with a Rickettsia sp. in Pakistan

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, Muhammad Numan, Mehran Khan, Ome Aiman, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Marcelo B. Labruna, Ard M. Nijhof   +7 more
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A simple non-invasive method to collect soft tick saliva reveals differences in Ornithodoros moubata saliva composition between ticks infected and uninfected with Borrelia duttonii spirochetes

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
Introduction: We developed a new simple method to assess the composition of proteinaceous components in the saliva of Ornithodoros moubata, the main vehicle for pathogen transmission and a likely source of bioactive molecules acting at the tick ...
S. Filatov, F. Dyčka, J. Štěrba, Ryan O. M. Rego   +3 more
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Molecular detection of vector-borne bacteria in bat ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae) from eight countries of the Old and New Worlds

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Despite the increasingly recognized eco-epidemiological significance of bats, data from molecular analyses of vector-borne bacteria in bat ectoparasites are lacking from several regions of the Old and New Worlds. Methods During this study, six
Sándor Hornok, Krisztina Szőke, Marina L. Meli, Attila D. Sándor, Tamás Görföl, Péter Estók, Yuanzhi Wang, Vuong Tan Tu, Dávid Kováts, Sándor A. Boldogh, Alexandra Corduneanu, Kinga M. Sulyok, Miklós Gyuranecz, Jenő Kontschán, Nóra Takács, Ali Halajian, Sara Epis, Regina Hofmann-Lehmann   +17 more
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Borreliae Part 2: Borrelia Relapsing Fever Group and Unclassified Borrelia

Biology, 2021
Borreliae of the relapsing fever group (RFG) are heterogenous and can be divided mainly into three groups according to vectors, namely the soft-tick-borne relapsing fever (STBRF) Borreliae, the hard-tick-borne relapsing fever (HTBRF) Borreliae, the louse-
Giusto Trevisan, Marina Cinco, Sara Trevisini, Nicola di Meo, Maurizio Ruscio, Patrizia Forgione, Serena Bonin   +6 more
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Human otoacariasis: a common outbreak in rubber growing belt of Karnataka. [PDF]

, 2013
Background/Objective: Soft tick in the ear is a very common acute painful and distressing condition in the flowering months of October to March. It’s a common condition in the rubber growing belt of Sullia.The mouthparts of the tick grips firmly the skin
Appaji, Mohan, Devi, Pinky N, M K, Goutham, Naik, Sarika S, Naik, Sudhir M, S M, Annapurna, S, Ravishankar   +6 more
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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, Jesús Veiga, Aránzazu Portillo, Sonia Santibáñez, Radovan Václav, Paula Santibáñez, José A. Oteo, Francisco Valera   +7 more
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Efficacy and safety of ethanolic Curcuma longa extract as a treatment for sand tampan ticks in a rabbit model [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2020
Background and Aim: The soft tick Ornithodoros savignyi is distributed throughout Africa, including Egypt. It primarily attacks camels, cattle, donkeys, and cows; and rarely affects humans.
Sobhy Abdel-Shafy, Abdullah D. Alanazi, Hanan S. M. Gabr, Ahmad M. Allam, Hala A. A. Abou-Zeina, Ragab A. Masoud, Doaa E. Soliman, Mohammad Yahya Alshahrani   +7 more
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