Recent advances in climate research together with a better understanding of tick–pathogen
interactions, the distribution of ticks and the diagnosis of tick-borne pathogens raise …

Background The 5'region of cytochrome oxidase I (COI) is the standard marker for DNA
barcoding. However, COI has proved to be of limited use in identifying some species, and for …

The hard tick family Ixodidae currently comprises 762 species worldwide, but an analysis of
the occurrence of these species in the worlds countries, territories, zoogeographic regions …

References to the descriptions and redescriptions of the 742 species of Ixodidae published
from 1758 to December 31, 2019 are compiled, with the goal of enabling tick taxonomists to …

The hard tick family Ixodidae currently comprises 729 species worldwide, but information on
the species that feed on humans is scattered and often difficult to access. We have …

The systematics of the genera and subgenera within the soft tick family Argasidae is not
adequately resolved. Different classification schemes, reflecting diverse schools of scientific …

Abstract Background Hyalomma marginatum and Hyalomma rufipes are two-host tick
species, which are mainly distributed in southern Europe, Africa and middle-eastern Asia …

Although ticks prevalent in various agro-systems of Pakistan are associated with economic
losses, information is still missing about the tick's diversity, hosts they infest, seasonal …

Introduction 3. Molecular markers in the study of systematics and ecology of ticks 4.
Phylogeny, classification and evolution 4.1. Fossil records and hypotheses on the origin of …

Equine piroplasmosis is a disease of Equidae, including horses, donkeys, mules, and
zebras, caused by either of two protozoan parasites, Theileria equi or Babesia caballi …