Tick-borne rickettsioses are caused by obligate intracellular bacteria belonging to the
spotted fever group of the genus Rickettsia. These zoonoses are among the oldest known …

The Hyalomma species of ticks have gained additional attention due to their role in the
transmission of Theileria annulata infection in animals and the Crimean-Congo …

Ticks are considered the second vector of human and animal diseases after mosquitoes.
Therefore, identification of ticks and associated pathogens is an important step in the …

Vector Borne Diseases (VBDs) are considered emerging and re-emerging diseases that
represent a global burden. The aim of this study was to explore and characterize vector …

The use of conventional pesticides in pest management is facing issues such as developing
resistance in pests, environmental pollution and impact on human health, together with …

Aim: Rickettsioses have an epidemiological importance that includes pathogens, vectors,
and hosts. The dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus and the camel tick Hyalomma dromedarii …

Background Our study aimed to assess the presence of different pathogens in ticks collected
in two regions in Côte d'Ivoire. Methodology/Principal Findings Real-time PCR and standard …

Recent studies have reported the reliability of MALDI-TOF MS for arthropod identification,
including fresh or alcohol-preserved ticks based on leg-derived mass spectra. The aim of …

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 …

This review presents updated knowledge on the main tick-borne bacteria infecting one-
humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) around the world. Camels are increasingly the …