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Tick related diseases in Switzerland, 2008 to 2011

open access: yesSwiss Medical Weekly, 2012
QUESTION UNDER STUDY: To determine the incidence and determinants of tick related diseases in Switzerland, such as tick bites and Lyme borreliosis in primary care and tick borne encephalitis.
Ekkehardt Altpeter   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The contested space that local knowledge occupies: understanding the veterinary knowledges and practices of livestock farmers in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The chapter examines the local knowledge system implicated in the production and husbanding of livestock, and specifically in relation to the management of tick-borne diseases of cattle in rural South Africa.
Ainslie, Andrew
core  

Ticks of new world tapirs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In this paper, we present an updated list of ticks that have been found infesting New World tapirs. For this purpose, literature records were obtained from the INTA tick database.
GUGLIELMONE, Alberto Alejandro   +1 more
core   +1 more source

The Case of the Missing Green Iguana Predators: Reviews of Ecological Literature Should Go Beyond Google Scholar

open access: yesThe Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Abstract Knowing about species interactions is essential for ecological research, conservation efforts, resource management, and maintaining healthy ecosystems, but many of these, such as reports of predation, may not always be published in easily located resources—if they are published at all.
Matthijs P. van den Burg, Hinrich Kaiser
wiley   +1 more source

Why we age

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Three categories of explanations exist for why we age: mechanistic theories, which omit reference to evolutionary forces; weakening force of selection theories, which posit that barriers exist that prevent evolutionary forces from optimising fitness in ageing; and optimisation theories, which posit that evolutionary forces actually select for ...
Michael S. Ringel
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological dynamics of blacklegged ticks, vertebrate hosts, and associated zoonotic pathogens in northeastern forests

open access: yesEcosphere
Specific host‐tick interactions in temperate forest systems influence variation in density and infection prevalence of nymphal blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis).
Shannon L. LaDeau   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why an Integrated Approach to Tick-Borne Pathogens (Bacterial, Viral, and Parasitic) Is Important in the Diagnosis of Clinical Cases

open access: yesTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Tick-borne diseases have emerged as a major global public health problem in recent decades. The increasing incidence and geographical dissemination of these diseases requires the implementation of robust surveillance systems to monitor their prevalence ...
Raúl Contreras-Ferro   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

A survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of veterinary professionals regarding ticks and tick-borne diseases: Insights from Ohio, USA

open access: gold, 2023
Andreas Eleftheriou   +4 more
openalex   +1 more source

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