Introduction Ticks rely on robust cellular and humoral responses to control microbial
infection. However, several aspects of the tick's innate immune system remain …

The Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, is a vector of several tick-borne pathogens,
including Rickettsia parkeri. The ability of R. parkeri to persist within the tick population …

Blood feeding is a secondary adaptation in hematophagous bugs. Many proteins are
secreted in the saliva that are devoted to coping with the host's defense and to process the …

Hyalomma anatolicum is a tick of significant one-health importance due to its role as a vector
for various pathogens affecting humans, animals and the environment, such as Theileria …

Rhipicephalus microplus is the only tick species known to serve as a biological vector of
Theileria equi for horses and other equids in Brazil. The protozoan T. equi is one of the …

Dopamine modulates ticks and insect hemocytes and links these arthropods' nervous and
immune systems. For the first time, the present study analyzed the effect of a dopamine …

BACKGROUND Blood feeding is a secondary adaptation in hematophagous bugs that
ancestrally feed on plants. Many vector proteins are devoted to cope with the host's …

The present review article describes anti-tick efficacy of various plant natural products, that
is, plant extracts, pure bioorganic compounds, essential oils (EOs), and its components. This …