Paradigms in tick evolution

BJ Mans - Trends in Parasitology, 2023 - cell.com
The study of tick evolution may be classified into disciplines such as taxonomy and
systematics, biogeography, evolution and development (evo-devo), ecology, and …

Rhipicephalus Tick: A Contextual Review for Southeast Asia

LP Tan, RH Hamdan, BNH Hassan, MFH Reduan… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rhipicephalus species are distributed globally with a notifiable presence in Southeast Asia
(SEA) within animal and human populations. The Rhipicephalus species are highly adaptive …

Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Ticks and Molecular Survey of Anaplasma marginale, with Notes on Their Phylogeny

S Alam, M Khan, A Alouffi, MM Almutairi, S Ullah… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hard ticks (Ixodida: Ixodidae) are medically important ectoparasites that feed on all classes
of terrestrial vertebrates. Recently, we molecularly characterized hard ticks and associated …

Rhipicephalus sanguineus Complex in the Americas: Systematic, Genetic Diversity, and Geographic Insights

S Sánchez-Montes, B Salceda-Sánchez, SE Bermúdez… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Rhipicephalus sanguineus group encompasses at least 12 validated species of
Palearctic and Afrotropical hard ticks, which are relevant in veterinary medicine and public …

Survey of ticks and tick-borne rickettsial and protozoan pathogens in Eswatini

KJ Ledger, L Beati, SM Wisely - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ticks are widespread parasites of vertebrates and major vectors of pathogens to humans,
domestic animals, and wildlife. In southern Africa, numerous tick species transmit diseases …

Ehrlich and Raven escape and radiate coevolution hypothesis at different levels of organization: Past and future perspectives

R Cogni, TB Quental, PR Guimarães Jr - Evolution, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The classic paper by Ehrlich and Raven on coevolution will soon be 60 years old. Although
they were not the first to develop the idea of coevolution, their thought-provoking paper …

Predicting climate-driven distribution shifts in Hyalomma marginatum (Ixodidae)

O Hekimoglu, C Elverici, AC Kuyucu - Parasitology, 2023 - cambridge.org
Hyalomma marginatum is an important tick species which is the main vector of Crimean–
Congo haemorrhagic fever and spotted fever. The species is predominantly distributed in …

Molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu stricto collected from dogs in the steppe and high plateau regions of Algeria

AE Laatamna, C Strube, DK Bakkes, S Schaper… - Acta tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
Epidemiology and distributions of canine tick-borne diseases as well as their veterinary and
zoonotic significance are poorly understood in Algeria. The present study describes a …

Rhipicephalus annulatus, R. australis or R. microplus? Discordance between morphological and genetic data among three cattle tick species

AR Kazim, VL Low, D Tappe, J Houssaini… - … and Applied Acarology, 2022 - Springer
The taxonomy of ticks of the subgenus Boophilus has been extensively debated and is often
complicated by the high intraspecific variation of morphological features between species …

Rhipicephalus capensis (Acari: Ixodidae), a geographically restricted South African tick, returning with a human traveler to the United States

KC Stafford III, G Molaei, SC Williams… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2022 - Elsevier
Accelerated frequency of recreational travel, globalization of business, and legal and illegal
plant and animal trades have contributed to enduring introductions of exotic ticks into the …