abstract：:Ehrlichiosis is a tick-borne bacterial disease caused by pathogens of the Ehrlichia genus. Although human ehrlichiosis has not been reported in Japan, Ehrlichia spp., which are closely related to Ehrlichia chaffeensis, were detected in several species of ixodid ticks. In this study, the presence of Ehrlichia spp. in t...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Taira M,Ando S,Kawabata H,Fujita H,Kadosaka T,Sato H,Monma N,Ohashi N,Saijo M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we examine the current pattern of tick diversity and host use in French Guiana, South America, from 97 sampling localities encompassing peri-urban, rural and natural habitats. We collected 3395 ticks, including 1485 specimens from 45 vertebrate species (humans, domestic and wild animals) and 1910 questi...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Binetruy F,Chevillon C,de Thoisy B,Garnier S,Duron O

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amblyomma mixtum Koch, 1844 parasitizes livestock, humans, and wildlife in Mexico. However, information on population genetics for this tick species in the country is missing. Tick samples were collected from livestock in ten regions across the state of Veracruz (22°28'N, 17°09'S, 93°36'E, 98°39'W) to analyze the gene...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Aguilar-Domínguez M,Sánchez-Montes S,Esteve-Gassent MD,Barrientos-Salcedo C,Pérez de León A,Romero-Salas D

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In North America, different strains of the Lyme disease-causing bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto cluster into phylogenetic groups that are associated with different levels of pathogenicity and, for some, specific rodent reservoir hosts. Here we explore whether landscape connectivity, by impacting host disp...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Mechai S,Margos G,Feil EJ,Lindsay LR,Michel P,Kotchi SO,Ogden NH

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human rickettsioses caused by Rickettsia parkeri strain Atlantic rainforest in Brazil motivated the analysis of Amblyomma ovale ticks in Misiones province, a similar ecological region in northeastern Argentina. During 2010-2017, 393 A. ovale ticks were collected from domestic and wild animals and from vegetation, and ...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Lamattina D,Tarragona EL,Nava S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Theileria equi and Babesia caballi are tick-borne protozoan parasites that can cause anemia in horses. In the Philippines, serological detection of these parasites has only been reported in the Northern area (Luzon). In this study, 105 horses from Cebu and Bohol, Philippines were tested using peripheral blood smear ex...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Ybañez AP,Ybañez RHD,Talle MG,Arreglo RMT,Geens MJC,Villas JGI 3rd,Villar SR,Laruga CL,Cao S,Moumouni FPA,Liu M,Igarashi I,Xuan X

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is an emerging tick-borne pathogen in China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK). The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of SFTSV antigens and anti-SFTSV antibodies in black goats (Capra hircus coreanae) throughout the ROK. Sera were collect...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Kang JG,Cho YK,Jo YS,Chae JB,Oh SS,Kim KH,Ko MK,Yi J,Choi KS,Yu DH,Kim HC,Park J,Park BK,Choi CY,Jung YH,Chae JS

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study compared the virulence of conidia and blastospores of Metarhizium robertsii (IP 146), M. anisopliae sensu lato (s.l.) (IP 363) and Beauveria bassiana s.l. (IP 361 and CG 307) against unfed larvae and engorged females of Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae). In addition, the development of fungal...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Bernardo CC,Barreto LP,E Silva CSR,Luz C,Arruda W,Fernandes ÉKK

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ticks are important vectors of pathogens affecting humans and animals worldwide. They do not only carry pathogens but diverse commensal and symbiotic microorganisms are also present in ticks. A molecular screening for tick-borne pathogens and endosymbionts was carried out in Ixodes ricinus, Dermacentor reticulatus and...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Špitalská E,Sparagano O,Stanko M,Schwarzová K,Špitalský Z,Škultéty Ľ,Havlíková SF

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the ongoing expansion of Ixodes scapularis (blacklegged tick) throughout the northeastern and midwestern United States, there is need to identify the role wildlife hosts play in the establishment and maintenance of tick populations. To quantify and synthesize the patterns of I. scapularis and Borrelia burgdorfe...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Halsey SJ,Allan BF,Miller JR

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amblyomma rotundatum is an ixodid tick strictly associated with cold-blooded animals, among them the toad Rhinella jimi. This work aimed to evaluate the seasonal dynamics of larvae, nymphs, and adults of A. rotundatum parasitizing R. jimi in an area within the semi-arid Caatinga Biome of northeastern Brazil. Monthly s...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： de Oliveira GMB,Araújo AC,Santos JR,da Silva IWG,Labruna MB,Horta MC

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Theileriosis is a disease of domesticated animals in tropical and subtropical countries and causes significant reductions in livestock productivity. The arid region of Punjab in Pakistan is notorious for the presence of the vector tick (Acari: Ixodidae) and tick-borne diseases, such as theileriosis and babesiosis. The...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Hassan MA,Liu J,Sajid MS,Rashid M,Mahmood A,Abbas Q,Guan G,Yin H,Luo J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The progression of infectious diseases depends on causative agents, the environment and the host's genetic susceptibility. To date, human genetic susceptibility to tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus-induced disease has not been sufficiently studied. We have combined whole-exome sequencing with a candidate gene approa...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Barkhash AV,Yurchenko AA,Yudin NS,Ignatieva EV,Kozlova IV,Borishchuk IA,Pozdnyakova LL,Voevoda MI,Romaschenko AG

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The raccoon (Procyon lotor) and the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) belong to a group of the invasive species. The introduced species as potential reservoirs for vector-borne pathogens have been the subject of recent research, though there are still no data with reference to the European population of the racco...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Hildebrand J,Buńkowska-Gawlik K,Adamczyk M,Gajda E,Merta D,Popiołek M,Perec-Matysiak A

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sardinia is a hotspot for studying tick-borne diseases in the Mediterranean region, where cases of notifiable tick-borne diseases are increasing. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of tick-borne bacteria of medical and veterinary importance in ixodid ticks collected from domestic and wild animals, hum...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Chisu V,Foxi C,Mannu R,Satta G,Masala G

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) are common in livestock of sub-Saharan Africa. However, information regarding TBPs in sheep and goats in Sudan is limited. In this study, 178 blood samples of sheep and goats in Blue Nile and West Kordofan states were investigated for TBPs using PCR. Overall, 110 (61.8%) samples were found ...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Lee SH,Mossaad E,Ibrahim AM,Ismail AA,Adjou Moumouni PF,Liu M,Ringo AE,Gao Y,Guo H,Li J,Efstratiou A,Musinguzi P,Angara TEE,Suganuma K,Inoue N,Xuan X

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intra-erythrocytic apicomplexan Babesia microti is the predominant pathogen that causes human babesiosis, an infectious disease that occurs worldwide. B. microti relies on the antioxidant including thioredoxin system to maintain the redox balance during the erythrocytic stage. In the present study, the full-length...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Huang J,Xiong K,Zhang H,Zhao Y,Cao J,Zhou Y,Gong H,Zhou J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human pathogens Borrelia afzelii, which causes Lyme borreliosis and B. miyamotoi, which causes relapsing fever, both circulate between Ixodes ricinus ticks and rodents. The spatiotemporal dynamics in the prevalence of these pathogens have not yet been fully elucidated, but probably depend on the spatiotemporal pop...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Ruyts SC,Tack W,Ampoorter E,Coipan EC,Matthysen E,Heylen D,Sprong H,Verheyen K

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain countries including the United States remain non-endemic for particular infectious diseases such as equine piroplasmosis through import restrictions and surveillance. Endemic regions often employ premunition as the primary method to control disease, however in non-endemic countries, chemosterilization combined...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Wise LN,Kappmeyer LS,Silva MG,White SN,Grause JF,Knowles DP

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acaricide resistance is one of the greatest threats towards the successful control of vector ticks worldwide. Communal farmers of Zimbabwe use amitraz as the most common acaricide with occasional usage of pyrethroids and organophosphates. As a strategy towards developing an effective acaricide resistance management sy...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Sungirai M,Baron S,Moyo DZ,De Clercq P,Maritz-Olivier C,Madder M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rodents are hosts of numerous pathogenic agents of public health importance globally. Their ability to harbor these pathogens without showing overt clinical signs of disease has epidemiologic consequences. In some rural settings in Nigeria, humans and rodents do not only share feeds and abode, but the latter may end u...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Kamani J,Baneth G,Gutiérrez R,Nachum-Biala Y,Mumcuoglu KY,Harrus S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyme borreliosis is a vector-borne zoonosis caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species complex spirochetes, which are maintained in transmission cycles among vertebrates and Ixodes ticks. Recently, a new genospecies within this complex, Borrelia chilensis, was described in Ixodes stilesi collected from the envi...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Verdugo C,Jiménez O,Hernández C,Álvarez P,Espinoza A,González-Acuña D

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most important human tick-borne disease, but Borrelia genospecies cause different clinical manifestations. Ticks of the genus Ixodes removed from humans between 2006 and 2012 were analysed for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl) infections. The majority of ticks originated from the Greate...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Waindok P,Schicht S,Fingerle V,Strube C

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (s.l.) ticks act as intermediate host for a range of canine vector-borne pathogens, including nematodes ranked in the genus Cercopithifilaria. Though being the object of several studies in the last years, information on the distribution of these parasites is still lacking. In this s...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Santos MAB,de Souza IB,de Macedo LO,do Nascimento Ramos CA,de Oliveira Rego AG,Alves LC,Ramos RAN,de Carvalho GA

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the results of a comparative test of identification of ticks occurring in Western Europe and Northern Africa. A total of 14 laboratories were voluntarily enrolled in the test. Each participant received between 22 and 25 specimens of adult and nymphal ticks of 11 species: Dermacentor marginatus, D. r...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Estrada-Peña A,D'Amico G,Palomar AM,Dupraz M,Fonville M,Heylen D,Habela MA,Hornok S,Lempereur L,Madder M,Núncio MS,Otranto D,Pfaffle M,Plantard O,Santos-Silva MM,Sprong H,Vatansever Z,Vial L,Mihalca AD

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of tick-borne infections in the northern European regions of Russia has increased considerably in the last years. In the present study, 676 unfed adult Ixodes persulcatus ticks were collected in the Komi Republic from 2011 to 2013 to study tick-borne rickettsioses. Rickettsia spp. DNA was detected by PCR in...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Kartashov MY,Glushkova LI,Mikryukova TP,Korabelnikov IV,Egorova YI,Tupota NL,Protopopova EV,Konovalova SN,Ternovoi VA,Loktev VB

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work was performed to evaluate the presence of Borrelia in different populations of Ixodes pararicinus from northwestern Argentina (Jujuy, Salta and Tucumán provinces). Questing adults and nymphs of I. pararicinus were collected from vegetation, and I. pararicinus nymphs were also collected on birds. Eighty-two t...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Saracho Bottero MN,Sebastian PS,Carvalho LA,Claps LG,Mastropaolo M,Mangold AJ,Venzal JM,Nava S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tick bites often go unnoticed, so specific reliable tests are needed to confirm them for prompt diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne diseases. One of the promising candidates for developing such a test is AV422, a tick saliva protein that has been conserved across tick genera. In this study, we demonstrate the potent...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Mihaljica D,Marković D,Radulović Ž,Mulenga A,Ćakić S,Sukara R,Samardžić J,Tomanović S

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the aim of finding quantitative phenotypic traits that can be used to discriminate the levels of resistance/susceptibility to Babesia bovis, we estimated the repeatability and correlation between the level of infection, determined by the number of copies of a fragment of the gene that encodes cytochrome B (NC mt-...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Giglioti R,Oliveira HN,Ibelli AMG,Bilhassi TB,Néo TA,Santana CH,Rabelo MD,Machado RZ,de Souza Chagas AC,de Sena Oliveira MC

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhipicephalus microplus is a cattle-specific tick, causing considerable losses in the livestock industry. The identification of molecules responsible for modulation of host defenses during different parasite stages can help in the development of alternative methods, such as vaccination, to control tick infestations. H...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Alzugaray MF,Parizi LF,Seixas A,Benavides U,da Silva Vaz I Jr

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel species within the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex, Borrelia mayonii, was recently described and found to be associated with Lyme borreliosis in the Upper Midwest of the United States. The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, is naturally infected with B. mayonii in the Upper Midwest and has been exper...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Dolan MC,Breuner NE,Hojgaard A,Hoxmeier JC,Pilgard MA,Replogle AJ,Eisen L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-sectional study combining different serological and molecular techniques for the detection of Ehrlichia species in dogs and their ticks was carried out with data from all regions of Costa Rica. A seroprevalence of 32.1% (131/408), and infection with E. canis of 3.2% (13/407) was found, whereas 6.9% (9/130) of ...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Barrantes-González AV,Jiménez-Rocha AE,Romero-Zuñiga JJ,Dolz G

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytauxzoonosis is an emerging, tick-transmitted, protozoan disease affecting domestic and wild felids and caused by Cytauxzoon felis, Cytauxzoon manul and Cytauxzoon spp. This study aimed to determine the presence of infection with Cytauxzoon spp. in Felis silvestris silvestris in Italy, in order to enhance the compre...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Veronesi F,Ravagnan S,Cerquetella M,Carli E,Olivieri E,Santoro A,Pesaro S,Berardi S,Rossi G,Ragni B,Beraldo P,Capelli G

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is a zoonotic agent causing severe encephalitis in humans. A wide range of animal species could be infected with TBEV in endemic areas. A serological survey of wild animals is effective in identifying TBEV-endemic areas. Safe, simple, and reliable TBEV serodiagnostic tools are need...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Inagaki E,Sakai M,Hirano M,Muto M,Kobayashi S,Kariwa H,Yoshii K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) was detected in Spain in 2010. The presence of CCHFV in Hyalomma marginatum ticks from migratory birds passing through Morocco during the spring migration strengthened the hypothesis of the arrival of infected ticks transported by birds to the Iberian Peninsula. Furthermor...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Palomar AM,Portillo A,Mazuelas D,Roncero L,Arizaga J,Crespo A,Gutiérrez Ó,Márquez FJ,Cuadrado JF,Eiros JM,Oteo JA

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an emerging zoonotic tick-borne pathogen affecting a wide range of mammals. Rodents are suspected to be natural reservoirs for this bacterium, but their role in the epidemiologic cycles affecting domestic animals and wild ungulates has not been demonstrated. This study aimed to improve our...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Chastagner A,Moinet M,Perez G,Roy E,McCoy KD,Plantard O,Agoulon A,Bastian S,Butet A,Rantier Y,Verheyden H,Cèbe N,Leblond A,Vourc'h G

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae is used as a biological pest control agent against various arthropod species, including ticks. However, the efficacy depends on tick species, tick stage and fungus strain. We studied the effect of M. anisopliae on engorged larvae and nymphs of Ixodes ricinus, the most...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Wassermann M,Selzer P,Steidle JLM,Mackenstedt U

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhipicephalus microplus and Rhipicephalus decoloratus species occur in regions with savannah and temperate climates, typically in grassland and wooded areas used as cattle pasture. Both species are associated with the transmission of Anaplasma and Babesia spp., impacting livestock health and quality of livestock-assoc...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Wyk RDj,Baron S,Maritz-Olivier C

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial pathogens of the families Anaplasmataceae and Rickettsiaceae are often spread to humans or other animals from bites from infected arthropod hosts. Recently, an increasing number of studies have implicated migratory birds in the circulation of these pathogens through the spread of arthropod vectors. However, ...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Erwin JA,Fitak RR,Dwyer JF,Morrison JL,Culver M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first reported case of Babesia sp. in Antarctic penguins, specifically a population of Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) in the Vapour Col penguin rookery in Deception Island, South Shetlands, Antarctica. We collected peripheral blood from 50 adult and 30 chick Chinstrap penguins. Examination of t...

journal_title：Ticks and tick-borne diseases

authors： Montero E,González LM,Chaparro A,Benzal J,Bertellotti M,Masero JA,Colominas-Ciuró R,Vidal V,Barbosa A

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00