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 …

The family Ixodidae, whose members are commonly known as hard ticks, currently
comprises 137 Neotropical species, most of which are endemic to this region. Here we …

Simple Summary Colombia is one of the countries most affected by spotted fever group
Rickettsia spp.(SFGR) in Latin America, yet these infections are not nationally reportable …

Wild birds have an important role as hosts of ticks infected by rickettsiae. However, the role
of birds as reservoirs of tick-borne rickettsiae is unknown and poorly understood. This is …

The present study analyzes the diversity of bacteria of the genus Rickettsia in ticks collected
from wild mammals and vegetation at the Chamela Biological Station (EBCh), Jalisco …

Birds are important hosts in the life cycle of some species of ticks. In Colombia, there are few
eco-epidemiological studies of tick-borne diseases; the existing ones have been focused on …

Several bacteria belonging to the genus Rickettsia are recognized as causal agents of
diseases in domestic and wild animals and humans. These bacteria are considered …

Ticks are a globally distributed group of hematophagous ectoparasites that parasitize
terrestrial vertebrates such as amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Ticks are vectors …

Ticks of the Amblyomma maculatum (Ixodida Ixodidae) complex, the Amblyomma
cajennense (Ixodida Ixodidae) complex and Amblyomma ovale (Ixodida Ixodidae) are …

Several species of hard ticks, including those of the genera Ixodes, Haemaphysalis,
Amblyomma, and Rhipicephalus, are of medical and veterinary importance and have been …