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 …

Background Ticks are obligate haematophagous ectoparasites of vertebrate hosts and
transmit the widest range of pathogenic organisms of any arthropod vector. Seven tick …

Some of the most important pathogens affecting wildlife are transmitted indirectly via the
environment. Yet the environmental stages of pathogens are often poorly understood …

According to previous studies, Sarcoptes mites of wombats were relatively recently
introduced into Australia by colonizers and/or their dogs. However, that affirmation has been …

Ticks (Ixodida) represent one of the most important vector groups affecting human and
animal health, and in recent years there have been increasing concerns regarding the …

In a comment in this issue, Holmes (2021) uses an earlier study by Kwan et al.,(2017) as a
case study to suggest improvements on sampling and statistical analysis of host-associated …

Thirty-eight wild Common Wombats Vombatus ursinus (Shaw, 1800) obtained as road-kills
(twenty-three), found sick in the wild and submitted to Healesville Sanctuary (thirteen) or …

Parasitism has both direct and indirect effects on hosts. Indirect effects (such as behavioural
changes) may be common, although are often poorly described. This study examined …

Seven common wombats (Vombatus ursinus) were exposed and two of these were re-
exposed to Sarcoptes scabiei var. wombati (Acari: Sarcoptidae). For wombats exposed for …

The gopher tortoise tick, Amblyomma tuberculatum, has a unique relationship with the
gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus, found in sandy habitats across the southeastern …