Epidemiology of ticks and tick-borne pathogens in domestic ruminants across Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region from 1980 until 2021: A …

M Tawana, TGE Onyiche, T Ramatla, S Mtshali… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ticks are hematophagous ectoparasites that are capable of infesting a wide range of
mammals, including domestic animals, ruminants, wildlife, and humans across the world …

A review of argasid ticks and associated pathogens of China

Z Chen, J Liu - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
It has been recorded 221 species of soft ticks in the world. However, the classification
system of Argasidae is still unclear with nearly two-third controversial species in genus level …

Molecular detection of blood-borne agents in vampire bats from Brazil, with the first molecular evidence of Neorickettsia sp. in Desmodus rotundus and Diphylla …

VVC de Mello, AJV Placa, DAB Lee, EO Franco, L Lima… - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) represent the second largest group of mammals. Due
to their ability to fly and adapt and colonize different niches, bats act as reservoirs of several …

First molecular detection of piroplasmids in non-hematophagous bats from Brazil, with evidence of putative novel species

P Ikeda, TR Menezes, JM Torres, CE De Oliveira… - Parasitology …, 2021 - Springer
Piroplasmida is an order of the phylum Apicomplexa that comprises the Babesia,
Cytauxzoon, and Theileria genera. These hemoparasites infect vertebrate blood cells and …

[HTML][HTML] Tick distribution in border regions of Northwestern China

J Sheng, M Jiang, M Yang, X Bo, S Zhao… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ticks are important vectors of emerging and re-emerging pathogens. The aim of this study
was to determine tick species occurring in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) …

Rickettsia raoultii and Rickettsia sibirica in ticks from the long-tailed ground squirrel near the China–Kazakhstan border

S Zhao, M Yang, M Jiang, B Yan, S Zhao… - … and Applied Acarology, 2019 - Springer
Spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae cause infection in humans, domestic animals and
wildlife. To date, no rickettsial agents have been reported in hard ticks from the long-tailed …

Rickettsiae in the common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) and the bat soft tick Argas vespertilionis (Ixodida: Argasidae)

S Zhao, M Yang, G Liu, S Hornok, S Zhao, C Sang… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Background Increasing molecular evidence supports that bats and/or their ectoparasites
may harbor vector-borne bacteria, such as bartonellae and borreliae. However, the …

First Record of a Suspected Human-Pathogenic Borrelia Species in Populations of the Bat Tick Carios vespertilionis in Sweden

TGT Jaenson, P Wilhelmsson - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
The bat tick Carios vespertilionis has been reported from Sweden to occasionally feed on
humans resulting in disease symptoms. The aim of this study was to investigate C …

Tick species diversity and potential distribution alternation of dominant ticks under different climate scenarios in Xinjiang, China

R Ma, C Li, A Gao, N Jiang, J Li, W Hu… - PLOS Neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Ticks are a hematophagous parasite and a vector of pathogens for numerous human and
animal diseases of significant importance. The expansion of tick distribution and the …

Molecular Survey of Piroplasmids and Hemosporidians in Vampire Bats, with Evidence of Distinct Piroplasmida Lineages Parasitizing Desmodus rotundus from the …

VVC de Mello, AC Calchi, LB de Oliveira, TFSB Coelho… - Parasitologia, 2023 - mdpi.com
Although bats can serve as reservoirs for several viruses and bacteria, there is limited
knowledge regarding the diversity of apicomplexan protozoan belonging to the …