Ticks and tick-borne diseases: a One Health perspective
F Dantas-Torres, BB Chomel, D Otranto - Trends in parasitology, 2012 - cell.com
Tick-borne diseases are common occurrences in both the medical and veterinary clinical
settings. In addition to the constraints related to their diagnosis and clinical management, the …
settings. In addition to the constraints related to their diagnosis and clinical management, the …
Ecology, biology and distribution of spotted-fever tick vectors in Brazil
Spotted-fever-caused Rickettsia rickettsii infection is in Brazil the major tick-borne zoonotic
disease. Recently, a second and milder human rickettsiosis caused by an agent genetically …
disease. Recently, a second and milder human rickettsiosis caused by an agent genetically …
Argasid and ixodid systematics: implications for soft tick evolution and systematics, with a new argasid species list
BJ Mans, J Featherston, M Kvas, KA Pillay… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2019 - Elsevier
The systematics of the genera and subgenera within the soft tick family Argasidae is not
adequately resolved. Different classification schemes, reflecting diverse schools of scientific …
adequately resolved. Different classification schemes, reflecting diverse schools of scientific …
Ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae, Ixodidae) of Brazil: Updated species checklist and taxonomic keys
Ticks are ectoparasites of great medical and veterinary significance in the neotropical
region. In Brazil, they are responsible for enormous economic losses to the livestock industry …
region. In Brazil, they are responsible for enormous economic losses to the livestock industry …
Host specialization in ticks and transmission of tick-borne diseases: a review
KD McCoy, E Léger, M Dietrich - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Determining patterns of host use, and the frequency at which these patterns change, are of
key importance if we are to understand tick population dynamics, the evolution of tick …
key importance if we are to understand tick population dynamics, the evolution of tick …
Molecular phylogeny of soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) inferred from mitochondrial genome and nuclear rRNA sequences
The genus-level classification of soft ticks (Argasidae) is controversial. A previous
phylogenetic analysis of morphological and developmental characters found that the genus …
phylogenetic analysis of morphological and developmental characters found that the genus …
Isolation and molecular characterization of a relapsing fever Borrelia recovered from Ornithodoros rudis in Brazil
S Muñoz-Leal, ÁA Faccini-Martínez, FB Costa… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract In South America, early reports from more than 50 years ago incriminated
Ornithodoros rudis as vector of Borrelia venezuelensis, an agent of tick-borne relapsing …
Ornithodoros rudis as vector of Borrelia venezuelensis, an agent of tick-borne relapsing …
Description of a new soft tick species (Acari: Argasidae: Ornithodoros) associated with stream-breeding frogs (Anura: Cycloramphidae: Cycloramphus) in Brazil
In this study, we present a morphological description of immature and adult specimens of
Ornithodoros saraivai n. sp., a tick associated with the frog Cycloramphus boraceiensis …
Ornithodoros saraivai n. sp., a tick associated with the frog Cycloramphus boraceiensis …
New tick records from the state of Rondônia, western Amazon, Brazil
From 2005 to 2012, ticks were collected from different hosts at different localities of the state
of Rondônia. The following 16 ixodid tick species were identified: Ixodes fuscipes …
of Rondônia. The following 16 ixodid tick species were identified: Ixodes fuscipes …
Integrative taxonomy of Afrotropical Ornithodoros (Ornithodoros)(Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae)
Abstract Afrotropical Ornithodoros (Ornithodoros) ticks are revised based on qualitative
morphology of females and nymphs, as well as tarsus I shape outlines of females measured …
morphology of females and nymphs, as well as tarsus I shape outlines of females measured …