Background Although vector-borne zoonotic diseases are a major public health threat
globally, they are usually neglected, especially among resource-constrained countries …

Simple Summary Four species of large Babesia cause canine babesiosis (B. canis, B. rossi,
B. vogeli, and the informally named B. coco). Although canine babesiosis has a worldwide …

Abstract Ticks (Ixodidae and Argasidae) are important arthropod vectors of various
pathogens that cause human and animal infectious diseases. Many previously published …

Tick-borne diseases (TBDs), including emerging and re-emerging zoonoses, are of public
health importance worldwide; however, TBDs tend to be overlooked, especially in countries …

Malawi has an estimated cattle population of 1,884,803 heads, the indigenous Malawi zebu
breed accounts for 91.2%, while the exotic and crossbred accounts for the remaining 8.8 …

Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) are widely distributed in Africa, the Middle East
and northern India. In this study, we aimed to detect tick-borne pathogens through …

Background Piroplasms are vector-borne intracellular hemoprotozoan parasites that infect
wildlife and livestock. Wildlife species are reservoir hosts to a diversity of piroplasms and …

Recently, several tick-borne pathogens were detected in reptile-associated ticks. However,
studies on the microorganisms in reptile-associated ticks in Japan are limited. This …

Dogs are competent reservoirs/hosts of several protozoan pathogens transmitted by blood-
feeding arthropods. Throughout their long history of domestication, they have served as a …

Ticks are vectors for transmitting tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) in animals and humans.
Therefore, tick identification is necessary to understand the distribution of tick species and …