Australia, over 74 species of ticks have been described, of which 13 are known to parasitise
reptiles. While only three tick borne diseases are formally recognised, Rickettsia honei, the …

Globally, ticks are well known vectors of a number of pathogens, including members of the
genera Anaplasma, Borrelia, Ehrlichia, Babesia, and Theileria, which are associated with a …

Ticks are major arthropod vectors of disease, transmitting tick-borne pathogens during blood
meal episodes. Rickettsia spp. and Borrelia spp. are two tick-borne pathogens of zoonotic …

It may seem perplexing that there is any uncertainty in Australia about the existence of
zoonotic tick-associated infections 1–3. Outside this country, particularly in the northern …

Background Ticks are obligate haematophagous ectoparasites of vertebrate hosts and
transmit the widest range of pathogenic organisms of any arthropod vector. Seven tick …

Abstract Ticks Acari: Ixodida transmit a greater variety of pathogens than any other blood-
feeding group of arthropods. While numerous microbes have been identified inhabiting …

Rickettsiosis is a potentially fatal tick borne disease. It is caused by the obligate intracellular
bacteria Rickettsia, which is transferred to humans through salivary excretions of ticks during …

Profiling the bacterial microbiome of ticks that parasitise bandicoots in Australia Page 1 Profiling
the bacterial microbiome of ticks that parasitise bandicoots in Australia by Siobhon Egan …

Ticks (Ixodida) represent one of the most important vector groups affecting human and
animal health, and in recent years there have been increasing concerns regarding the …

In Australia, only three tick-borne pathogens (TBP) of pets are known; these include Babesia
gibsoni [1], Babesia vogeli [2, 3], and Anaplasma platys [4, 5] transmitted by the introduced …