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 …

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 …

To this day, the tick fauna of Singapore remains poorly known. Although several studies of
select species have been undertaken within Singapore, much of the information regarding …

Animal parasites are species rich and ecologically diverse, some with complex life cycles
and life histories and consequently many are vulnerable to extinction. While the …

Tick-induced mammalian meat allergy has become an emergent allergy world-wide after
van Nunen et al. first described the association between tick bites and the development of …

The first record of human infestation and feeding by the native tick species Ixodes
australiensis is reported in Australia based on a specimen collected from an adult male …

A new species of Ixodes is described from two male specimens that have a distinctive
ventrolateral horn-like projection on palpal article 1. This structure is not found in any other …

A new species of co-endangered tick, Ixodes heathi n. sp., is described from specimens of
the nymph collected on the critically endangered mountain pygmy possum (Burramys …

The first authenticated record of the co-endangered pangolin tick (Amblyomma javanense)
is reported from the Republic of Singapore, based on specimens of males and females …

Abstract Ticks (Arachnida: Acari) are vectors for pathogens and the biggest threat to animal
health. Many Australian ticks are associated with pathogens that impact humans, domestic …