Background No molecular data have been available on tick-borne pathogens that infect
dogs from Angola. The occurrence of agents from the genera Anaplasma, Babesia, Ehrlichia …

Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are serious constraints to livestock production in Tanzania and
other tropical and subtropical countries and impact the livelihoods of resource-poor farming …

The Cypriot mouflon (Ovis orientalis ophion), a once almost extirpated species of wild
sheep, is under strict surveillance because it can be threatened by likely transmission of …

The gopher tortoise tick, Amblyomma tuberculatum, has a unique relationship with the
gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus, found in sandy habitats across the southeastern …

Recent studies have shown that ticks harbor Coxiella-like bacteria, which are potentially tick-
specific endosymbionts. We recently described the detection of Coxiella-like bacteria and …

Ticks host a wide range of zoonotic pathogens and are a significant source of diseases that
affect humans and livestock. However, little is known about the pathogens associated with …

Tick-borne diseases cause significant losses to livestock production in tropical and
subtropical regions. In Tanzania, detailed studies on tick-borne pathogens in cattle using …

Ticks are reservoirs of a variety of pathogens including bacteria, viruses and protozoa. We
used PCR to detect pathogens of public health importance in ticks collected from diverse …

The brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille, 1806) is the most widely distributed
tick species globally. Throughout the world there are at least two divergent lineages on dogs …

Abstract Background: Tick Borne Diseases (TBDs) cause economic losses to individual
farmers and governments, which can be classified into direct and indirect production losses; …