Background: The ixodid tick genera Rhipicephalus and Haemaphysalis contain several
species of medical and/or veterinary importance, but their diversity in some regions of the …

Background The ixodid tick genera Rhipicephalus and Haemaphysalis contain several
species of medical and/or veterinary importance, but their diversity in some regions of the …

Ticks (Ixodida) are haematophagous arthropods that transmit a number of pathogenic
organisms, including bacteria, protozoa and viruses, to humans and animals. Globally, there …

Ticks are hematophagous arthropods and obligate ectoparasites of humans and other
animals. This study focused on the molecular discrimination of ticks in the tropical …

Medically important ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are often difficult to identify morphologically. A
standardized, molecular approach using a 658 base pair DNA barcode sequence (from the …

Hard ticks are causative agents of physical illness and vectors of important diseases of
human and livestock. The hard tick Hyalomma dromedarii Koch, 1844 is a major …

Introduction Hyalomma and Rhipicephalus ticks are important genera that can transmit
diseases to both animals and humans, including Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, tick …

The study aimed to identify and characterise ticks collected from selected wildlife species
from selected areas in South Africa using morphological traits and DNA barcoding. The ticks …

Biological differences, including vector competence for the protozoan parasite Theileria
parva have been reported among populations of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acari …

Ticks of the Boophilus subgenus, classified in the genus Rhipicephalus, are widespread in
subtropical and tropical regions, but knowledge on their distribution in Asia is fragmentary …