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Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
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ISSN 1877-9603 · Elsevier · 419 articles in the index
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Risk factors for α-Gal syndrome: A case-control study exploring the role of tick bites in French Guiana
α-Gal Syndrome (AGS) is an IgE-mediated allergy to galactose-α-1,3-galactose (α-Gal), a carbohydrate found in non-primate mammalian tissues. AGS manifests as delayed anaphylactic reactions following the consumption of mammalian meat or exposure to products containing α-Gal. Recent studies confirm…
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Molecular characterization of Candidatus Anaplasma camelii in Tunisian dromedaries based on partial groEL and gltA sequence data
Candidatus Anaplasma camelii is a poorly identified Anaplasma species reported in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Although sequences from Ca. A. camelii had previously been detected in Tunisia, they were not accurately identified or taxonomically classified at that time. This study provides…
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Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. and its genetic variability in five European countries
The Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. complex is known for its complex genome and significant genetic variability. We used multilocus sequence typing (MLST) to study the genetic variability of Borrelia in five European countries: Slovakia, Croatia, Ukraine, Finland and Bulgaria. We compared the prevalence…
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Seroprevalence and risk factors for Anaplasma marginale seropositivity in cattle in California between 2010 and April 2023
The objectives of this study were to estimate prevalence of A. marginale infection in cattle in California and to identify potential risk factors for infection including weather effects. We considered individual-level prevalence the percentage of positive individual test results and…
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Identification and classification of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus from Hyalomma asiaticum from southern Mongolia
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is an orthonairovirus that can be found in Hyalomma spp. ticks. It can cause fatal disease in humans, with the potential for person-to-person transmission in clinical settings. To further characterize CCHFV within Mongolia, small (S), medium (M), and…
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Potential for integrated monitoring of tick-borne diseases: Indices of tick activity, citizen science, and tick-borne Lyme neuroborreliosis in Denmark from 2017 to 2024
Monitoring programs that track natural fluctuations in tick activity, human exposure, and disease incidence are limited in their ability to detect shifts in tick-borne disease (TBD) risk. We evaluated an integrated approach combining field-based tick surveillance, Google search trends, and national…
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Nationwide seroprevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in South Korea: Regional patterns and public health implications
Objectives: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a tick-borne viral disease with a high fatality rate and is endemic to East Asia. This study aimed to estimate the seroprevalence of SFTS virus (SFTSV) antibodies in South Korea and analyze regional and demographic variations to…
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An insight into the ovary and midgut transcriptome of Dermacentor nitens tick
The tropical horse tick, Dermacentor nitens, is a one-host hard tick widely distributed across tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, where it primarily parasitizes horses and occasionally cattle and other livestock. This species is of veterinary importance due to its role as a vector of…
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In vitro assessment of entomopathogenic potential of Clonostachys rosea (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) against Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks
This study isolated and identified a Clonostachys rosea strain from field-collected tick samples in Nova Scotia, Canada, and investigated its entomopathogenic potential against Ixodes scapularis and Dermacentor variabilis. Ticks were collected from April to June 2023 through drag sampling and the…
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Invasive wineberry influences tick-borne disease dynamics across spatial scales
In recent decades, increased incidences of tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi), Anaplasmosis (Anaplasma phagocytophilum), and Babesiosis (Babesia microti) have occurred in urban areas. The prevalence of the pathogens causing these diseases relies on a complex set of…
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Genetic diversity of Coxiella burnetii in ticks from the Republic of Guinea
Coxiella burnetii is a worldwide zoonotic pathogen responsible for Q fever. Ticks act as both potential reservoirs and vectors of C. burnetii, playing a critical role in maintaining its natural transmission cycle. Nevertheless, the vector competence of ticks in transmitting C. burnetii remains a…
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Disentangling complex disease ecology networks: Using structural equation modelling to quantify the direct and indirect effects of deer on Lyme borreliosis hazard
Quantifying the strengths of interactions in complex vector-borne disease ecological systems is challenging. Yet, overcoming this challenge is fundamental for understanding the ecological mechanisms shaping disease hazard. Here we quantified the strengths of the hypothesised direct and indirect…
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Molecular detection of medically important rickettsiae, including Rickettsia prowazekii in Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Hyalomma rufipes: A microbiome perspective
The East African region hosts more than 50 % of Africa livestock and 9 % of global cattle, creating an ideal environment for ticks to thrive and transmit pathogens. Little is known of the full spectrum of tick-associated bacterial pathogens that circulate in the vast pastoralist-intense regions of…
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Comparative transcriptomic insights into ticks infected by alongshan and tick-borne encephalitis viruses
Ticks are hematophagous ectoparasites and key vectors of a wide range of pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, and protozoa. Climate change and environmental shifts have contributed to the expansion of tick populations and the pathogens they harbor. Ticks rely solely on their innate immune system…
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Borrelia circulating in soft ticks infesting colonial breeding seabirds along the Portuguese coast
Seabirds are hosts of several tick species, but there is little information on their infestation by soft ticks and pathogens they harbour is available. In this study, we evaluated soft tick infestation in gull chicks from two breeding colonies in Portugal and assessed the prevalence of…
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Comparison and complete mitogenomes of two morphologically similar but ecologically different tick species, Ixodes arboricola and Ixodes lividus (subgenus Pholeoixodes)
Ixodes arboricola and Ixodes lividus are ornithophilic tick species. The former is typically associated with tree-hole dwelling birds, while the latter is a host-specific parasite of sand martins (Riparia riparia). These two tick species share important morphological characters that make them…
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Dichotomous key to larvae of the genus Amblyomma (Parasitiformes: Ixodidae) in Brazil, with morphological description and redescription of the larval stage of 30 Amblyomma species
Ticks of the genus Amblyomma are of great medical and veterinary importance in Brazil, where they regularly parasitize wild and domestic animals and will bite humans that enter rural and forest areas for work and recreation purposes. This study provides morphological descriptions and redescriptions…