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In vitro acaricidal activity of different ectoparasiticide classes against Amblyomma sculptum larvae

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2020
Zoonoses are major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Among them, Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF) is an important one that occurs in some regions of South America and can be transmitted by the “star tick” Amblyomma sculptum.
Debora Azevedo Borges, Yara Peluso Cid, Barbara Rauta de Avelar, Thais Paes Ferreira, Diefrey Ribeiro Campos, Gabriela Carmelinda Martins dos Santos, Melina Cardilo Campos Alves, Fabio Barbour Scott   +7 more
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Does Experimental Reduction of Blacklegged Tick (Ixodes scapularis) Abundance Reduce Lyme Disease Incidence?

Pathogens, 2023
Controlling the abundance of blacklegged ticks is considered the foundation for the prevention of human exposure to pathogens transmitted by these vectors in eastern North America. The use of broadcast or host-targeted acaricides is generally found to be
Richard S. Ostfeld, Felicia Keesing
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Integrated control of vector-borne diseases of livestock--pyrethroids: panacea or poison?

, 2003
Tick- and tsetse-borne diseases cost Africa approximately US$4-5 billion per year in livestock production-associated losses. The use of pyrethroid-treated cattle to control ticks and tsetse promises to be an increasingly important tool to counter this ...
Coleman, Paul G, Eisler, Mark C, Machila, Noreen, Morton, John F, Torr, Stephen J   +4 more
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Primary blood-hosts of mosquitoes are influenced by social and ecological conditions in a complex urban landscape

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Temperate urban landscapes support persistent and growing populations of Culex and Aedes mosquito vectors. Large urban mosquito populations can represent a significant risk for transmission of emergent arboviral infection.
Heather Goodman, Andrea Egizi, Dina M. Fonseca, Paul T. Leisnham, Shannon L. LaDeau   +4 more
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Tick capillary feeding for the study of proteins involved in tick-pathogen interactions as potential antigens for the control of tick infestation and pathogen infection

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Ticks represent a significant health risk to animals and humans due to the variety of pathogens they can transmit during feeding. The traditional use of chemicals to control ticks has serious drawbacks, including the selection of acaricide ...
Sandra Antunes, Octavio Merino, Juan Mosqueda, Juan A Moreno-Cid, Lesley Bell-Sakyi, Rennos Fragkoudis, Sabine Weisheit, José M Pérez de la Lastra, Pilar Alberdi, Ana Domingos, José de la Fuente   +10 more
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Toxicological effects and resistance to pyrethroids in Boophilus microplus from Goiás, Brazil Efeitos toxicológicos e resistência a piretróides em Boophilus microplus de Goiás

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2001
In order to monitor the susceptibility of Boophilus microplus to acaricides and improve control measures, the effects of cypermethrin, deltamethrin and permethrin on larvae obtained in the city of Goiânia in the Brazilian state of Goiás were studied ...
F.F. Fernandes
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Flying ticks: anciently evolved associations that constitute a risk of infectious disease spread [PDF]

, 2015
Ticks are important vectors of emerging zoonotic diseases affecting human and animal health worldwide. Ticks are often found on wild birds, which have been long recognized as a potential risk factor for dissemination of ticks and tick-borne pathogens ...
José de la Fuente, Agustín Estrada-Peña, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, Ricardo Brey   +3 more
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Lyme arthritis: Demographic characteristics and Borrelia ospA genospecies in synovial fluid. A 17-year cohort study in Sweden

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Lyme arthritis (LA) is a recognized manifestation of Lyme borreliosis in Sweden, but data on the causative Borrelia species are limited. This study aimed to describe the demographics of LA and identify Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (B. burgdorferi s.l.)
Katharina Ornstein, Camilla Broholm, Ram B. Dessau, Ann-Cathrine Petersson   +3 more
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Modeling of Control Efforts against Rhipicephalus sanguineus, the Vector of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Sonora Mexico

Insects, 2022
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a significant health problem in Sonora, Mexico. The tick vector, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, feeds almost exclusively on domestic dogs that, in this region, also serve as the reservoir for the tick-borne pathogen ...
Gerardo Alvarez-Hernandez, Alejandro Villegas Trejo, Vardayani Ratti, Michael Teglas, Dorothy I. Wallace   +4 more
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Population, sexual and reproductive health, rights and sustainable development: forging a common agenda. [PDF]

, 2010
This article suggests that sexual and reproductive health and rights activists seeking to influence the post-2015 international development paradigm must work with sustainable development advocates concerned with a range of issues, including climate ...
Campbell, D. M., Carter, P. E., Collins-Emerson, J. M., French, N. P., Hathaway, S., Marshall, J., Midwinter, A. C., Mullner, P., Pirie, R., Shadbolt, T., Spencer, Simon E. F., Wilson, D. J.   +11 more
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