Since ancient times, philosophers and taxonomists have tried to classify forms of life. This is
what taxonomy is about: the science of identifying, naming, classifying, and describing …

Novel biotic interactions in shifting communities play a key role in determining the ability of
species' ranges to track suitable habitat. To date, the impact of biotic interactions on range …

Ticks are ectoparasites that can act as vectors of a large number of pathogens in wild and
domestic animals, pets, and occasionally humans. The global threat of emerging or re …

Rhipicephalus are a species-diverse genus of ticks, mainly distributed in the Afrotropics with
some species in the Palearctic and Oriental regions. Current taxonomic consensus comprise …

Background The absence of robust evidence of safety of medicines in pregnancy,
particularly those for major diseases provided by public health programmes in developing …

African tick bite fever (ATBF) is one of the most important rickettsial infections in international
travellers to sub-Saharan Africa. The heterogeneity of Rickettsia africae infection rates …

The Amblyomma genus is represented on the African continent by 24 species, out of which
17 are known to occur in different ecological niches of southern Africa. Amblyomma, known …

The tropical bont tick, Amblyomma variegatum, is a tick species of veterinary importance and
is considered as one of major pest of ruminants in Africa and in the Caribbean. It causes …

The dispersal and subsequent gene flow within parasite species is the result of a complex
interaction between parasite life history, host life history and abiotic environmental factors …

Anthropogenic stressors such as climate change and diminishing habitats cause
widespread disturbances in species distributions for a variety of taxa. Range shifts and …