Canine vector-borne parasites in the Galapagos

CA Culda, NGT Rodriguez, F Puleo, RMP Sosa… - Parasites & vectors, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background The extraordinary Galapagos Islands, with an impressive number of
endemic and native species, maintain the interest and curiosity for researchers from all over …

Cytauxzoon brasiliensis sp. nov. (Apicomplexa: Theileriidae), a new species infecting a little-spotted-cat (Leopardus tigrinus) (Carnivora: Felidae) from Brazil

MA Duarte, CM de Oliveira, SM Honorato… - Systematic …, 2024 - Springer
Cytauxzoon spp. have been detected in Brazil infecting mainly asymptomatic domestic cats
and wild felids. However, the supposed genetic similarity with the pathogenic Cytauxzoon …

Molecular survey of Hepatozoon spp. and piroplasmids in rodents and marsupials from midwestern Brazil, with evidence of a novel Piroplasmida clade (“South …

T dos Anjos Pacheco, DAB Lee, MO Maia… - Parasitology …, 2025 - Springer
Abstract The order Piroplasmida (eg, Babesia, Theileria, Cytauxzoon, and Rangelia) and
suborder Adelorina (eg, Hepatozoon) comprise protozoa of the phylum Apicomplexa, which …

Susceptibility of Amblyomma sculptum, Vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, Ticks from a National Park and an Experimental Farm to Different Synthetic Acaricides

ERN Cardoso, SF Carvalho, SA Dias, RA Santos… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Amblyomma sculptum is a relevant tick species from a One Health perspective, playing an
important role as a vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the main agent of spotted fever rickettsiosis …

A novel genotype of Babesia microti-like group in Ixodes montoyanus ticks parasitizing the Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) in Ecuador

A Santodomingo, S Enríquez, R Thomas… - … and Applied Acarology, 2025 - Springer
Babesia species (Piroplasmida) are hemoparasites that infect erythrocytes of mammals and
birds and are mainly transmitted by hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae). These hemoparasites are …

Tick-borne Apicomplexa in wildlife and ticks of French Guiana

R Koual, B de Thoisy, X Baudrimont, S Garnier… - Parasite, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tick-borne Apicomplexa encompass a group of parasites responsible for significant medical
and veterinary diseases, including babesiosis, theileriosis, and hepatozoonosis. In this …