First Report of Rickettsia conorii in Hyalomma kumari Ticks

S Ullah, A Alouffi, MM Almutairi, N Islam, G Rehman… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Ticks are blood-feeding ectoparasites that transmit life-threatening
pathogens to humans and animals. Only 10% of all identified tick species have been …

First Detection of Theileria sinensis-like and Anaplasma capra in Ixodes kashmiricus: With Notes on cox1-Based Phylogenetic Position and New Locality Records

M Numan, A Alouffi, MM Almutairi, T Tanaka, H Ahmed… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Ixodes species are the main vectors of bacteria and piroplasm for different
vertebrate hosts. Research on these unexplored concerns has been neglected in different …

Argas persicus and Carios vespertilionis ticks infesting ducks, domestic fowls and bats in Pakistan: first report on molecular survey and phylogenetic position of …

H Zahid, A Alouffi, MM Almutairi, M Ateeq, T Tanaka… - Veterinary …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Soft ticks are well-known for vectoring several disease-causing pathogens
that are distributed throughout the world. Surveillance of disease-causing agents associated …

Molecular prevalence and associated risk factors of Theileria annulata infections in dromedary camels in Egypt

A Selim, A Alshammari, M Marzok, M Salem… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2023 - Springer
Theileria annulata (T. annulata) is an intracellular protozoan, transmitted by ixodid ticks of
the genus Hyalomma and affects camels. There are few epidemiological data on T. annulata …

Low Genetic Polymorphism in the Immunogenic Sequences of Rhipicephalus microplus Clade C

I Zeb, MM Almutairi, A Alouffi, N Islam, LF Parizi… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rhipicephalus microplus tick highly affects the veterinary sector throughout the world.
Different tick control methods have been adopted, and the identification of tick-derived highly …

First Molecular-Based Confirmation of Dermacentor marginatus and Associated Rickettsia raoultii and Anaplasma marginale in the Hindu Kush Mountain Range

I Ahmad, S Ullah, A Alouffi, MM Almutairi, M Numan… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Dermacentor ticks have a wide geographic range with an uneven
distribution in the globe. They are not scientifically well known because they survive in hard …

Genomic Characterization of Theileria luwenshuni Strain Cheeloo

BH Wang, LF Du, MZ Zhang, LY Xia, C Li… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Theileria, a tick-borne intracellular protozoan, can cause infections of various livestock and
wildlife around the world, posing a threat to veterinary health. Although more and more …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring of Coxiella burnetii in the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)

M Sánchez-Sánchez, J Caballero-Gómez… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coxiella burnetii is a multi-host bacterium of major public and animal health concern. This
pathogen circulates among several wild species in the Iberian Peninsula, however, the role …

Microscopic and molecular detection of piroplasms among sheep in Upper Egypt

AK Dyab, SAA Mohamed, FM Abdel-Aziz… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Blood parasites pose a significant threat to livestock production in southern
Egypt, yet there is a scarcity of information regarding their circulation and epidemiology in …

Babesia bigemina and Theileria annulata infections in cattle: molecular detection, phylogenetic analysis, and assessment of risk factors

M Khan, M Khan, M Khan, S Batool, T Tanaka… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2024 - Springer
Babesia bigemina and Theileria annulata are tick-borne protozoans that cause
piroplasmosis in cattle, resulting in huge damages to the livestock industry. The prevalence …