This study reports the results of a comparative test of identification of ticks occurring in
Western Europe and Northern Africa. A total of 14 laboratories were voluntarily enrolled in …

Ticks are arachnid blood-feeding parasites, which infest livestock, wildlife, and humans,
transmitting medically and veterinary significant pathogens. Their biodiversity and …

Improved understanding of tick phylogeny has allowed testing of some biogeographical
patterns. On the basis of both literature data and a meta-analysis of available sequence …

New Zealand has a relatively small tick fauna, with nine described and one undescribed
species belonging to the genera Ornithodoros, Amblyomma, Haemaphysalis and Ixodes …

Ticks have relatively complex microbiomes, but only a small proportion of the bacterial
symbionts recorded from ticks are vertically transmitted. Moreover, co-cladogenesis between …

Background: There has recently been a substantial increase in the number of tick species
and tick-borne infectious agents in Tanzania. Owing to their impact on human, livestock, and …

We:(i) report the rediscovery of Ixodes (Sternalixodes) confusus Roberts, 1960 in
Australia;(ii) redescribe the male and female of I. confusus;(iii) describe the mitochondrial …

Ticks are deemed to be second only to mosquitoes as the most common vector of human
infectious diseases worldwide that give rise to human and animal diseases and economic …

Introduced wildlife may be important alternative hosts for generalist ticks that cause health
issues for humans and companion animals in urban areas, but to date are rarely considered …

Ticks are haematophagous ectoparasites of medical and veterinary significance due to their
excellent vector capacity. Modern sequencing techniques enabled the rapid sequencing of …