Strategies for the control of Rhipicephalus microplus ticks in a world of conventional acaricide and macrocyclic lactone resistance

RI Rodriguez-Vivas, NN Jonsson, C Bhushan - Parasitology research, 2018 - Springer
Infestations with the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, constitute the most important
ectoparasite problem for cattle production in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide …

Development of acaricide resistance in tick populations of cattle: A systematic review and meta-analysis

WD Dzemo, O Thekisoe, P Vudriko - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
The development of acaricide resistance in ticks infesting cattle is a major problem in the
livestock industry in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. To determine the current …

Molecular characterisation of the tick Rhipicephalus microplus in Malaysia: new insights into the cryptic diversity and distinct genetic assemblages throughout the …

VL Low, ST Tay, KL Kho, FX Koh, TK Tan, YAL Lim… - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background The morphotaxonomy of Rhipicephalus microplus complex has been
challenged in the last few years and prompted many biologists to adopt a DNA-based …

Vectors of babesiosis

JS Gray, A Estrada-Peña, A Zintl - Annual review of entomology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Babesiosis, caused by piroplasmid protozoans in the genus Babesia, is arguably the most
important vector-borne disease of livestock and companion animals and is growing in …

[HTML][HTML] Thirty years of tick population genetics: a comprehensive review

A Araya-Anchetta, JD Busch, GA Scoles… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Population genetic studies provide insights into the basic biology of arthropod disease
vectors by estimating dispersal patterns and their potential to spread pathogens. In wingless …

A comprehensive survey of the prevalence and spatial distribution of ticks infesting cattle in different agro-ecological zones of Cameroon

BA Silatsa, G Simo, N Githaka, S Mwaura, RM Kamga… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
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 …

Tick control in a connected world: Challenges, solutions, and public policy from a United States border perspective

HS Tiffin, EG Rajotte, JM Sakamoto… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ticks are able to transmit the highest number of pathogen species of any blood-feeding
arthropod and represent a growing threat to public health and agricultural systems …

Acaricides resistance in ticks: selection, diagnosis, mechanisms, and mitigation

MK Obaid, N Islam, A Alouffi, AZ Khan… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ticks are blood-feeding ecto-parasites that have a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and
subtropical regions of the world. Ticks cause economic losses in the form of reduced blood …

The current status of resistance to alpha-cypermethrin, ivermectin, and amitraz of the cattle tick (Rhipicephalus microplus) in Ecuador

R Rodríguez-Hidalgo, X Pérez-Otáñez… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Rhipicephalus microplus is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas of the world
where livestock is a principal activity with great veterinary and economic importance. In …

Research on integrated management for cattle fever ticks and bovine babesiosis in the United States and Mexico: current status and opportunities for binational …

MD Esteve-Gasent, RI Rodríguez-Vivas, RF Medina… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bovine babesiosis is a reportable transboundary animal disease caused by Babesia bovis
and Babesia bigemina in the Americas where these apicomplexan protozoa are transmitted …