Ticks are one of the main economic threats to the cattle industry worldwide affecting
productivity, health and welfare. The need for alternative methods to control tick populations …

The ornate dog tick (Dermacentor reticulatus) shows a recently expanding geographic
distribution. Knowledge on its intraspecific variability, population structure, rate of genetic …

Over one hundred cases of human rickettsiosis, many fatal, are reported annually across the
US‐Mexico transboundary region, representing a likely undercount. Although cases are …

Sixty-five wild carnivores and twenty free-roaming dogs from the Janos Biosphere Reserve
(JBR), northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico, were inspected for ticks which were tested by …

In this study, we sequenced two complete mitochondrial genomes of Amblyomma ovale, a
tick of public health importance. Sequencing two distinct individuals, the resulting …

Amblyomma mixtum is a Neotropical generalist tick of medical and veterinary importance
which is widely distributed from United States of America to Ecuador. The aim of this study …

Rhipicephalus microplus economically impacts cattle production in tropical and subtropical
countries. Application of acaricides constitutes the major control method; however …

Tick-borne rickettsioses are caused at least by 15 species of Rickettsia of the Spotted fever
group, which represent a major emerging and re-emerging public health problem …

Deer encompass a group of large-sized vertebrates that serve as hosts for a wide variety of
ectoparasites, mainly ticks. In Mexico, ticks have relevance as vectors of pathogenic …

In recent decades, climate change has significantly affected the relationship between
parasites and host animal species. Parasitism in livestock has especially increased in terms …