The Hyalomma species of ticks have gained additional attention due to their role in the
transmission of Theileria annulata infection in animals and the Crimean-Congo …

Parasites and infectious diseases are everywhere and represent some of the most potent
forces shaping the natural world. They affect almost every aspect imaginable in the life of …

The hard tick family Ixodidae currently comprises 729 species worldwide, but information on
the species that feed on humans is scattered and often difficult to access. We have …

Identifying the factors that influence the species diversity and distribution of ticks (Acari:
Ixodida) across vertebrate host taxa is of fundamental ecological and medical importance …

Background Host specificity is a fundamental determinant of tick population and pathogen
transmission dynamics, and therefore has important implications for human health. Tick host …

For many parasites, the full set of hosts that are susceptible to infection is not known, and
this could lead to a bias in estimates of transmission. We used counts of individual adult …

The ticks Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus sanguineus are the main
vectors of Theileria parva and Babesia spp. in cattle and dogs, respectively. Due to their …

There is an urgent need for continued research on the ecology of tick‐borne diseases in
Africa. Our objective was to provide a preliminary description of the ecology and …

As changes in the environment have brought wild and domestic animals into closer
proximity, cross-species disease transmission has become a major concern in wildlife …

South Africa has six species of primates, three of which are bushbabies (family Galagidae).
Very little information is available on their parasites due to the lack of longitudinal studies …