Uptake and fecal excretion of Coxiella burnetii by Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor marginatus ticks [PDF]
, 2020 Background: The bacterium Coxiella burnetii is the etiological agent of Q fever and is mainly transmitted via inhalation of infectious aerosols. DNA of C.
Henning, Klaus +7 more
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Species diversity of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Tarhuna, Libya [PDF]
Open Veterinary Journal, 2022 Background: Twenty-five species of ticks have been recorded in Libya. No systematic studies have been conducted in Tarhuna region regarding tick species that infesting livestock.
Asmaa M. Abdulsalam +3 more
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High prevalence of Rickettsia africae variants in Amblyomma variegatum ticks from domestic mammals in rural western Kenya: implications for human health [PDF]
, 2014 Tick-borne spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are emerging human diseases caused by obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Rickettsia.
Ade, Fredrick +13 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background The engagement of companion animal owners into the process of collecting epidemiological data can be facilitated through smartphone applications.
Frans Jongejan +7 more
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020 This opinion piece highlights the role of migratory birds in the spread of ticks and their role in the circulation and dissemination of pathogens in Europe.
A. Buczek +3 more
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Survival of Theileria parva in its nymphal tick vector Rhipicephalus appendiculatus under laboratory and quasi natural conditions [PDF]
, 2003 Groups of nymphal Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Muguga, having a mean of 1 or 9 Theileria parva Muguga-infected salivary gland acini per tick, were kept under quasi-natural conditions at an altitude of 1950 m or 20°C at a relative humidity of 85% in the ...
Medley, Graham +2 more
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Predicting the potential distribution of Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) infestation in New Zealand, using maximum entropy-based ecological niche modelling [PDF]
, 2020 Publishe
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Journal of Insect Science, 2020 Tick-borne diseases are emerging globally, necessitating increased research and coordination of tick surveillance practices. The most widely used technique for active collection of host-seeking, human-biting tick vectors is ‘tick dragging’, by which a ...
Jordan Salomon, S. Hamer, Andrea Swei
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The Heterogeneity, Distribution, and Environmental Associations of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, the Agent of Lyme Borreliosis, in Scotland [PDF]
, 2014 Genospecies controls were obtained from the laboratory of Dr. Muriel Cornet at the Institut Pasteur, Paris. We thank Bob Furness for collecting ticks from passerine birds, Steph Vollmer for processing the samples from one site, E. Packer, A.
Bowman, Alan S +3 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background Babesia gibsoni is the predominant tick-borne protozoan blood parasite affecting dogs throughout the Oriental region. Babesia gibsoni is transmitted by Haemaphysalis longicornis, whereas a similar role has been suggested for Rhipicephalus ...
Frans Jongejan +9 more
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