This work is an updated revision of the available information on Portuguese ixodid tick
species. It includes data on tick biology, ecology, taxonomy and host/pathogen-associations …

We found a male Hyalomma rufipes Koch, 1844 tick feeding on a horse grazing near Valtice,
south Moravia, Czech Republic on October 24, 2019. The horse was born in Czechland and …

Abstract Ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae, Ixodidae) are the main arthropod vectors of disease in
Central Europe, including Germany. One species, Ixodes ricinus, dominates the tick fauna …

Abstract From January 2002 to December 2004, 152 ticks were collected from 40 wild birds
recovered in Santo André Natural Reserve and Monsanto Forestal Park, Portugal mainland …

The diversity and abundance of questing ticks and ticks parasitizing birds was assessed
during 1 year in two recreational forests in western Portugal, a suburban forest and an …

This paper introduces the first countrywide faunistic study of the tick parasites on ruminants
in Portugal. The aim of this study was to map accurately the distribution of the ticks …

Background Birds are major hosts for many tick species (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae), and
their role is especially important in transporting ticks over large distances along their …

In this study we assessed whether local habitat features and host population density
influenced disease risk in Eagle Owl Bubo bubo fledglings. Measures of immune defence …

In the course of a study on the diet of two Portuguese carnivores, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes
Linnaeus) and the common genet (Genetta genetta Linnaeus), 276 ticks were found inside …

We found a male Hyalomma rufipes Koch, 1844 tick feeding on a horse grazing near Valtice,
south Moravia, Czech Republic on October 24, 2019. The horse was born in Czechland and …