… Of the 896 recognised tick species worldwide [11] there are 70 species endemic to … Formal
geographical distribution data for many of the Australian tick species we report in this study is …

… found in Australia, such as Rhipicephalus sanguineus, if they enter … of Australian ticks and
tick-borne diseases is in its infancy. … Australia is known to be endemic for 70 of the known 896 …

… holocyclus (Figure 1) is known as the eastern paralysis tick since most cases of tick paralysis
in eastern Australia in domestic animals, wildlife and humans are caused by this tick. I. …

… in Australia and PNG to taxonomists in Europe (Table 1). Colonial tick taxonomy began
when the first species of Australian tick, … the era of Australian endemic tick taxonomy: 1953–1970 …

… burgdorferi sensu lato in any tick sample, providing further evidence against the presence
of Lyme disease in Australia. In sum, this study reveals that Australian ticks harbor a diverse …

… In Australia, 70 native and introduced tick species have … tick-borne diseases (TBD); currently
there are three zoonotic TBDs recognised in Australia associated with native tick species. …

… these 70 tick species solely feed on wildlife, whereas 16 tick … and screened Australian tick
species removed from native Australian … of chlamydial infections between Australian wildlife. …

… Many tick species are morphologically similar and are therefore difficult to identify using …
examine the species diversity of ixodid ticks at two sites in southern New South Wales, Australia. …

… ∼200 species), Ixodidae (hard ticks ∼ 700 species), and the monotypic Nuttalliellidae (…
Compared to soft ticks, hard ticks show greater species diversity with a larger number of species. …

… were transferred to the Melbourne Veterinary School for identification purposes in 70% …
reported within Australian ticks in this study or in previous studies [12,29]. Certain species of …