Resistance to Ticks and the Path to Anti-Tick and Transmission Blocking Vaccines
Vaccines, 2021 The medical and veterinary public health importance of ticks and tick-borne pathogens is increasing due to the expansion of the geographic ranges of both ticks and pathogens, increasing tick populations, growing incidence of tick-borne diseases, emerging
Jolieke G. van Oosterwijk +1 more
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Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Seropositivity among Tick Infested Individuals in Serbia [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), caused by the TBE virus (TBEV), is a life-threatening disease with clinical symptoms ranging from non-specific to severe inflammation of the central nervous system. Despite TBE is a notifiable disease in Serbia since 2004, there is no active TBE surveillance program for the serologic or molecular screening of TBEV ...
Pavle Banović +11 more
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Community-based control of the brown dog tick in a region with high rates of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, 2012-2013. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) transmitted by the brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato) has emerged as a significant public health risk on American Indian reservations in eastern Arizona. During 2003-2012, more than 250 RMSF cases and
Naomi Drexler +23 more
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Induction of humoral immune response to multiple recombinant Rhipicephalus appendiculatus antigens and their effect on tick feeding success and pathogen transmission [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Rhipicephalus appendiculatus is the primary vector of Theileria parva, the etiological agent of East Coast fever (ECF), a devastating disease of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Tick Immunobiology and Extracellular Traps: An Integrative Vision to Control of Vectors
Pathogens, 2021 Ticks are hematophagous ectoparasites that infest a diverse number of vertebrate hosts. The tick immunobiology plays a significant role in establishing and transmitting many pathogens to their hosts.
Hugo Aguilar-Díaz +4 more
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Strategies for the control of Rhipicephalus microplus ticks in a world of conventional acaricide and macrocyclic lactone resistance [PDF]
, 2018 Infestations with the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, constitute the most important ectoparasite problem for cattle production in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, resulting in major economic losses. The control of R.
Bhushan, Chandra +2 more
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Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2023 The present study aimed to identify tick and flea species infesting captive tapirs (Tapirus terrestris and Tapirus kabomani) in the Brazilian Amazon.
Thamirys de Souza Gonçalves +11 more
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Comparative in vitro evaluation of contact activity of fluralaner, spinosad, phoxim, propoxur, permethrin and deltamethrin against the northern fowl mite, Ornithonyssus sylviarum. [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundNorthern fowl mites (Ornithonyssus sylviarum) are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites of both feral birds and poultry, particularly chicken layers and breeders.
Flochlay-Sigognault, Annie +5 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2017 Background There is a continuing need for novel approaches to tick control in dogs. One such approach lies in the ability of lotilaner (Credelio™), an isoxazoline with a rapid onset of action, to provide sustained efficacy against ticks. Two studies were
Daniela Cavalleri +5 more
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Tick infestations in extensively grazed cattle and efficacy trial of high-cis cypermethrin pour-on preparation for control of ticks in Mvomero district in Tanzania [PDF]
, 2012 This study aimed at determining the extent of tick infestations in extensively grazed cattle and assess the efficacy of Ecotix® acaricide (2.5% high cis cypermethrin) in Mvomero district in Tanzania.
Adrian, Muwonge +3 more
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