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Mini Review: Current tick control strategies in Pakistan are possible environmental risks [PDF]

Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2017
Ticks infestation is the major problem of cattle and buffalo of Pakistan. Tick acts as vectors of many viral, protozoal and bacterial diseases and Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is one of the most lethal in that list.
A. Iqbal, M. Usman, M. Abubakar
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Impact of Farm Management Practices on Tick Infestation in Punjab’s Livestock: A Comprehensive Epidemiological Study

Animals
Tick infestation poses an important challenge to livestock in Pakistan. Farm management practices and environmental variables can influence tick infestation prevalence in animals.
Muhammad Husnain Ali Alvi, Abdul Rehman, Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Zahid Iqbal, Aneela Zameer Durrani, Aman Ullah Khan, Muhammad Usman, Carola Sauter-Louis, Franz J. Conraths   +8 more
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Immunoprotection Provided by Salivary and Intestinal Protein-Based Antigens Against the Ixodid Tick Amblyomma sculptum

Vaccines
Background/Objectives: Amblyomma sculptum is among the most dangerous ticks in South America, as it is the species most associated with humans and is the main vector of Rickettsia rickettsii.
Ulisses A. Natividade, Jessica F. Abreu, Izabela C. T. Ribeiro, Adalberto A. Pereira Filho, Augusto V. Silva, Helen S. Ribeiro, Rodolfo C. Giunchetti, Mauricio R. V. Sant’Anna, Nelder F. Gontijo, Marcos H. Pereira, Ricardo N. Araujo   +10 more
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Translational biotechnology for the control of ticks and tick-borne diseases

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2021
Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBD) represent a challenge for human and animal health worldwide. Climate change, distribution of tick hosts, and ecological and anthropogenically-induced changes contribute to the geographic expansion of ticks and tick-borne pathogens.
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Larvicidal potencial of Sapindus saponaria (Sapindaceae) against Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille, 1806) (Acari: Ixodidae) Potencial larvicida de Sapindus saponaria (Sapindaceae) sobre Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille, 1806) (Acari: Ixodidae)

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2007
The larvicidal potential of the crude ethanolic extracts (CEE) of the stem peel of Sapindus saponaria was evaluated against Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Lethal concentrations (LC), were calculated by preparing CEE solutions at different concentrations in ...
F.F. Fernandes, R.N. Leles, I.G. Silva, E.P.S. Freitas   +3 more
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Fluazuron Baits in the Control of Amblyomma sculptum Tick: Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics Using Guinea Pigs as an Experimental Model

Pathogens
The tick Amblyomma sculptum is the vector of the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii (which causes Brazilian Spotted Fever in humans). It can be found in domestic and wild animals, as well as humans. The objective of this work was to evaluate the efficacy of
Debora Azevedo Borges, Isabelle Vilela Bonfim, Clara Rodrigues Dutra, Ingrid Lins Raquel de Jesus, Rayane Monteiro, Rayane Christine Pereira de Assis, Fernando Rocha Miranda, Yara Peluso Cid, Fabio Barbour Scott   +8 more
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Abnormal Development of Hyalomma Marginatum Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) Induced by Plant Cytotoxic Substances

Toxins, 2019
The increasing application of toxic plant substances to deter and fight ticks proves the need for investigations focused on the elucidation of their impact on the developmental stages and populations of these arthropods.
Alicja Buczek, Katarzyna Bartosik, Alicja M. Buczek, Weronika Buczek, Dorota Kulina   +4 more
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Ticks and Their Control.

, 2020
This book chapter describes the most common control methods: the use of genetically resistant animals and the application of acaricides. Acaricides may be applied through dips, sprays or pour-on formulations as well as intra-ruminal boluses, ear tagscand footbaths.
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ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI OF THE WINTER TICK IN MOOSE WALLOWS: A POSSIBLE BIO-CONTROL FOR ADULT MOOSE?

Alces, 2018
Soil fungi were cultured from 24 wallows and proximal control sites in Maine and New Hampshire, USA during the autumn moose (Alces alces) breeding season of 2016 to investigate the presence of soil fungi pathogenic to winter tick larvae (Dermacentor ...
Jay A. Yoder, Cameron J. Dobrotka, Kelli A. Fisher, Anthony P. LeBarge, Peter J. Pekins, Scott McLellan   +5 more
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3β-O-Tigloylmelianol from Guarea kunthiana: A New Potential Agent to Control Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, a Cattle Tick of Veterinary Significance

Molecules, 2014
Chemical investigation of Guarea kunthiana fruits, guided by their effect on the reproductive cycle of engorged females of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus—a major economic problem to the livestock industry worldwide—led to isolation
Carlos Henrique Miguita, Carolina da Silva Barbosa, Lidilhone Hamerski, Ulana Chaves Sarmento, José Nicácio do Nascimento, Walmir Silva Garcez, Fernanda Rodrigues Garcez   +6 more
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