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Tick Infection of Caiman crocodilus fuscus at the Hidroprado Hydroelectric Dam in Colombia: New Records, Parasite Prevalence, and Blood Loss Rate
(Sociedade Brasileira de Herpetologia, 2020-08)
The main goal of this research was to identify the hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) found in 10 individuals of spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) from 349 individuals captured at the Hidroprado hydroelectric dam in ...
A meta-analysis of host specificity in Neotropical hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)
(Cambridge University Press, 2013-02)
Host specificity of Neotropical hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) was analyzed by using the number of hosts species for each tick species and the index of host specificity STD*, which integrates phylogenetic and ecological ...
The ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of Cuba
(SAAS, 2009-12)
The Neotropical tick fauna includes approximately 200 species belonging to the families Argasidae and Ixodidae. Of the 32 species reported from Cuba, 23 are argasids and nine belong to four ixodid genera (Ixodes, Amblyomma, ...
Characterization of three Ixodes scapularis cDNAs protective against tick infestations
(Elsevier, 2005-08)
cDNA expression library immunization (ELI) and analysis of expressed sequenced tags (EST) in a mouse model of tick infestations was used to identified cDNA clones that affected I. scapularis. Three protective antigens ...
Relapsing fever Borrelia in Ornithodoros ticks from Bolivia
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-11)
Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF), is caused by several species of Borrelia spirochetes, which are transmitted to humans through the bites of Ornithodoros spp. soft ticks. Wild rodents and insectivores are common reservoir ...
A community approach to the Neotropical ticks-hosts interactions
(Springer Nature, 2020-06-09)
The relationships between ticks and hosts are relevant to capture the ecological background driving the evolution of these parasites. We used a set of 4,764 records of ticks of the genera Amblyomma, Ixodes, and Haemaphysalis ...
Ticks infesting cattle and humans in the Yungas Biogeographic Province of Argentina, with notes on the presence of tick-borne bacteria
(2018-01)
This study was performed to determine the tick species that infest cattle and humans throughout an altitudinal gradient in the Yungas Biogeographic Province of Argentina. The presence of tick-borne bacteria of the genera ...
Vector competence for West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis virus (flavivirus) of three tick species of the genus Amblyomma (Acari: Ixodidae)
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2019-05)
Many species of Amblyomma ticks are commonly found infesting wild birds in South America, where birds are important hosts for several arboviruses, such as West Nile virus (WNV) and St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV). In ...
Seabird ticks (Ixodes uriae) distribution along the Antarctic Peninsula
(Springer, 2011-10)
The distribution of the tick Ixodes uriae is studied in the South Shetlands and different locations along the Antarctic Peninsula. Ticks were found beneath stones close to penguin rookeries of chinstrap, gentoo and adelie ...
Ticks infesting humans in northern Misiones, ArgentinaGarrapatas que infestan humanos en el norte de Misiones, Argentina
(Fundación Revista Medicina, 2016-04)
This work presents records of ticks infesting humans in northern Misiones Province, Argentina. Also,notes on potential transmission of tick-borne pathogens are included. A total of 282 ticks attached to researchers were ...