Ticks and tick-borne diseases are a growing problem affecting human and animal health
worldwide. Traditional control methods, based primarily on chemical acaricides, have …

Tick sialome is comprised of a rich cocktail of bioactive molecules that function as a tool to
disarm host immunity, assist blood-feeding, and play a vibrant role in pathogen …

Bovine babesiosis caused by the tick-transmitted haemoprotozoans Babesia bovis, Babesia
bigemina and Babesia divergens commonly results in substantial cattle morbidity and …

Ticks are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites that transmit a wide variety of pathogens to
humans and animals. The incidence of tick-borne diseases has increased worldwide in both …

The Hyalomma species of ticks have gained additional attention due to their role in the
transmission of Theileria annulata infection in animals and the Crimean-Congo …

Ticks are blood-feeding ecto-parasites that have a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and
subtropical regions of the world. Ticks cause economic losses in the form of reduced blood …

Acquired tick resistance is a phenomenon wherein the host elicits an immune response
against tick salivary components upon repeated tick infestations. The immune responses …

Background Haemaphysalis longicornis is a major vector of Theileria spp., Anaplasma
phagocytophilum, Babesia spp. and Coxiella burnetti in East Asian countries. All life stages …

Lyme borreliosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato bacteria
transmitted to humans and domestic animals by the bite of an Ixodes spp. tick (deer tick) …

Understanding the molecular basis of how ticks adapt to feed on different animal hosts is
central to understanding tick and tick-borne disease (TBD) epidemiology. There is evidence …