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 …

In Africa, ticks continue to be a major hindrance to the improvement of the livestock industry
due to tick-borne pathogens that include Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia and Coxiella …

Rodents are generally recognized to be the reservoir hosts of a great many zoonotic
pathogens. In some areas of China, rodent-borne pathogens, as well as the role of rodents …

Public health is a major concern for several developing countries due to infectious agents
transmitted by hematophagous arthropods such as ticks. Health risks due to infectious …

I. ricinus is an obligate hematophagous parasitic arthropod that is responsible for the
transmission of a wide range of zoonotic pathogens including spirochetes of the genus …

Rhipicephalus ticks transmit important tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) such as Anaplasma,
Babesia, and Theileria spp. which cause major economic losses in livestock production and …

Reptiles are hosts for various tick species and tick-associated organisms, many of which are
zoonotic. However, little is known about the presence and diversity of tick-borne bacteria …

Ticks can transmit pathogenic bacteria, protozoa, and viruses to humans and animals. In this
study, we investigated the microbiomes of Haemaphysalis longicornis according to sex and …

Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (sl), commonly known as the domestic dog tick, is a
globally distributed tick. This species plays a significant role in human and animal health, as …

In endemic malaria areas, Plasmodium is currently diagnosed mainly through the use of
rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). However, in Senegal, many causes of fever remain unknown …