Ticks are the most important vectors of human pathogens, leading to increased public health
burdens worldwide. Tick-borne pathogens include viruses (eg tick-borne encephalitis and …

Ticks transmit numerous pathogens to animals including humans; therefore, they are
parasites of health concern. Soft ticks infesting domestic fowl in Pakistan are carriers of …

Ticks are ectoparasites that cause dermatologic reactions directly by their bites and
indirectly as vectors of bacterial, protozoal and viral diseases. Consequences vary from …

Background Argasid ticks (soft ticks) are blood-feeding arthropods that can parasitize
rodents, birds, humans, livestock and companion animals. Ticks of the Ornithodoros genus …

Mechanisms of on-host habitat selection of parasites are important to the understanding of
host-parasite interactions and evolution. To this end, it is important to separate the factors …

In some parts of the world, ticks are the most dangerous animals followed by mosquitoes as
ectoparasites and vectors of infectious agents, causing morbidity and mortality in domestic …

Argasid ticks include vectors of relapsing fevers caused by Borrelia spp. in humans, and
they can transmit arboviruses and other bacterial pathogens. Knowledge about soft ticks …

We found an Ornithodoros species with distinct morphological characteristics than
Alveonasus genus and other O.(Pavlovskyella) species group. Tick specimens were …

Tick pests and vectors of human and animal diseases are a permanent component of urban
fauna. The present paper addresses the conditions required for persistence of tick …

Soft, or argasid, ticks are challenging to sample for or to collect because of their mostly
cryptic behaviors that involve crevices, animal burrows, animal nest materials, and digging …