The symbiotic continuum within ticks: Opportunities for disease control

S Hussain, N Perveen, A Hussain, B Song… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Among blood-sucking arthropods, ticks are recognized as being of prime global importance
because of their role as vectors of pathogens affecting human and animal health. Ticks carry …

[HTML][HTML] Geographic distribution of the hard ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) of the world by countries and territories

AA Guglielmone, S Nava, RG Robbins - Zootaxa, 2023 - mapress.com
The hard tick family Ixodidae currently comprises 762 species worldwide, but an analysis of
the occurrence of these species in the worlds countries, territories, zoogeographic regions …

[HTML][HTML] Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus infection, Thailand, 2019–2020

P Rattanakomol, S Khongwichit… - Emerging Infectious …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Infection with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) virus, which can cause
hemorrhagic febrile illness, is often transmitted by ticks. We identified 3 patients with SFTS in …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic diversity of tick (Acari: Ixodidae) populations and molecular detection of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia infesting beef cattle from upper-northeastern …

K Thinnabut, R Rodpai, O Sanpool… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Genetic diversity, genetic structure and demographic history of the ticks infesting beef cattle
in Thailand were examined based on mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (cox1) …

Comparative analysis of tick-borne relapsing fever spirochaetes from Ethiopia and Nigeria

AA Bankole, B Kumsa, G Mamo, NI Ogo, N Elelu… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite increasing reports of tick-borne diseases in Africa, remarkably, reports of tick-borne
relapsing fever (TBRF) in Nigeria are lacking. Ornithodoros savignyi from Nigeria have been …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of the bacterial microbiota of cattle ticks in northeastern Thailand through 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing

T Thanchomnang, R Rodpai, K Thinnabut… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ticks are vectors of a variety of pathogens that can infect humans and animals. Ticks also
harbor non-pathogenic microbiota. This study characterized the microbiota of the ticks …

Dermacentor (Indocentor) auratus Supino 1897: Potential geographic range, and medical and veterinary significance

EJM Teo, DA Apanaskevich, SC Barker, R Nakao - Acta Tropica, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Dermacentor (Indocentor) auratus Supino, 1897 occurs in many regions of
Southeast Asia and South Asia. In many regions of Southeast Asia and South Asia, targeted …

A novel Rickettsia, Candidatus Rickettsia takensis, and the first record of Candidatus Rickettsia laoensis in Dermacentor from Northwestern Thailand

A Chaloemthanetphong, A Ahantarig… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Three hundred and forty-four tick samples were collected from vegetation at Taksin Maharat
National Park, Tak province, northwestern Thailand. They were morphologically identified …

Metagenomic profile of the bacterial communities associated with Ixodes granulatus (Acari: Ixodidae): a potential vector of tick-borne diseases

EF Che Lah, M Ahamad, A Dmitry… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Ixodes granulatus Supino, 1897 (Acari: Ixodida) is one of Malaysia's most common
hard ticks and is a potential vector for tick-borne diseases (TBDs). Despite its great public …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal pattern of questing ticks and prevalence of pathogenic Rickettsia and Anaplasmataceae in Khao Yai national park, Thailand

S Chaorattanakawee, W Tachavarong… - Travel Medicine and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Tick-borne diseases (TBD) are considered neglected diseases in Thailand with
disease burden likely underestimated. To assess risk for emerging TBD in Thailand, the …