Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a life-threatening disease caused by Rickettsia
rickettsii, an obligately intracellular bacterium that is spread to human beings by ticks. More …

Herein we review the epidemiology of ticks and tick-borne diseases (TTBDs), their impact on
livestock health and on the economy, control and associated challenges in Uganda. Ticks …

In the United States, more vector-borne diseases are transmitted by ticks than by any other
agent1. During the past 20 years, tick-borne diseases have taken on increased importance …

Lumpy skin disease is an economically important disease of cattle that is caused by the
lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV), which belongs to the genus Capripoxvirus. It is endemic in …

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is an emerging disease in Kazakhstan, and currently the means
of transmission is uncertain. In the current study, mechanical transmission of lumpy skin …

Southeast Asia remains one of the few relatively uncharted regions of the world with respect
to parasitic diseases of companion animals. The combination of tropical climate, large …

Several studies have revealed that T lymphocytes and cytokines play a crucial role in
determining the outcome of parasitic infections in terms of protective immunity. In this study …

Rhipicephalus microplus is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas of the world
where livestock is a principal activity with great veterinary and economic importance. In …

African swine fever (ASF), a highly contagious, deadly infectious disease, has caused huge
economic losses to animal husbandry with a 100% mortality rate of the most acute and acute …

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV), a tick-borne Bunyavirus,
causes an emerging hemorrhagic fever in humans with a high fatality in Asia. The tick …