A comprehensive survey of the prevalence and spatial distribution of ticks infesting cattle in different agro-ecological zones of Cameroon
Background Ticks and tick-borne diseases are a major impediment to livestock production
worldwide. Cattle trade and transnational transhumance create risks for the spread of ticks …
worldwide. Cattle trade and transnational transhumance create risks for the spread of ticks …
A list of the 70 species of Australian ticks; diagnostic guides to and species accounts of Ixodes holocyclus (paralysis tick), Ixodes cornuatus (southern paralysis tick) …
SC Barker, AR Walker, D Campelo - International Journal for Parasitology, 2014 - Elsevier
Seventy species of ticks are known from Australia: 14 soft ticks (family Argasidae) and 56
hard ticks (family Ixodidae). Sixteen of the 70 ticks in Australia may feed on humans and …
hard ticks (family Ixodidae). Sixteen of the 70 ticks in Australia may feed on humans and …
Assessment of four DNA fragments (COI, 16S rDNA, ITS2, 12S rDNA) for species identification of the Ixodida (Acari: Ixodida)
J Lv, S Wu, Y Zhang, Y Chen, C Feng, X Yuan, G Jia… - Parasites & vectors, 2014 - Springer
Background The 5'region of cytochrome oxidase I (COI) is the standard marker for DNA
barcoding. However, COI has proved to be of limited use in identifying some species, and for …
barcoding. However, COI has proved to be of limited use in identifying some species, and for …
Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) (Acari: Ixodidae), the Cayenne tick: phylogeography and evidence for allopatric speciation
Background Amblyomma cajennense F. is one of the best known and studied ticks in the
New World because of its very wide distribution, its economical importance as pest of …
New World because of its very wide distribution, its economical importance as pest of …
Inhibition of the endosymbiont “Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii” during 16S rRNA gene profiling reveals potential pathogens in Ixodes ticks from Australia
Abstract Background The Australian paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus) is of significant
medical and veterinary importance as a cause of dermatological and neurological disease …
medical and veterinary importance as a cause of dermatological and neurological disease …
Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry for rapid identification of tick vectors
ABSTRACT A method for rapid species identification of ticks may help clinicians predict the
disease outcomes of patients with tick bites and may inform the decision as to whether to …
disease outcomes of patients with tick bites and may inform the decision as to whether to …
Development of a DNA barcoding system for the Ixodida (Acari: Ixodida)
J Lv, S Wu, Y Zhang, T Zhang, C Feng, G Jia… - Mitochondrial …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
To control the spread of tick-borne diseases, there is an urgent need to develop a reliable
technique that can distinguish different species of ticks. DNA barcoding has been proved to …
technique that can distinguish different species of ticks. DNA barcoding has been proved to …
[HTML][HTML] Complete mitochondrial genome sequence data provides genetic evidence that the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) represents a …
GH Liu, F Chen, YZ Chen, HQ Song… - … Journal of Biological …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ticks are blood-sucking ectoparasites of great medical and veterinary significance that can
transmit bacteria, protozoa, fungi and viruses, and cause a variety of human and animal …
transmit bacteria, protozoa, fungi and viruses, and cause a variety of human and animal …
[HTML][HTML] Morphological and molecular identification of the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus and the camel tick Hyalomma dromedarii (Acari: Ixodidae) vectors …
Aim: Rickettsioses have an epidemiological importance that includes pathogens, vectors,
and hosts. The dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus and the camel tick Hyalomma dromedarii …
and hosts. The dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus and the camel tick Hyalomma dromedarii …
Evidence of the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi in dogs and associated ticks in Egypt
Background Borrelia burgdorferi is the spirochete that causes Lyme Borreliosis (LB), which
is a zoonotic tick-borne disease of humans and domestic animals. Hard ticks are obligate …
is a zoonotic tick-borne disease of humans and domestic animals. Hard ticks are obligate …