Ticks are currently considered to be second only to mosquitoes as vectors of human
infectious diseases in the world. Each tick species has preferred environmental conditions …

Ehrlichia spp. are obligate intracellular bacteria with tropism for hematopoietic cells.
Monocytic ehrlichioses in dogs and humans are transmitted by ticks and primarily caused by …

Ticks are obligate haematophagous acarines that parasitise every class of vertebrate
(including man) and have a worldwide distribution. An increasing awareness of tick-borne …

Vaccines are the most effective and sustainable intervention to control ticks and tick-borne
diseases (TBD). Using a personalized vaccine design based on regional tick genotypes, a …

Thirty-two Rhipicephalus sanguineus females collected from eight free-roaming dogs in
Okinawa Island, Japan, were examined for ehrlichial DNA by 16S rRNA-based PCR and …

Background Feline infectious agent studies are lacking in Cyprus. The aims of this study
were to determine the prevalence and risk factors for various feline infectious agents …

Materials and Methods Ticks were kept frozen at-20 [degrees] C (in Niger) or at-80 [degrees]
C (in other countries) before being tested. DNA of each tick was extracted as described (7) …

Argas vespertilionis, an argasid tick associated with bats and bat habitats in Europe, Africa,
and Asia has been reported to bite humans; however, studies investigating the presence of …

ABSTRACT A total of 650 ticks, including 13 species from five genera, were collected from
animals, from people, or by flagging of the vegetation at sites on the Thai-Myanmar border …

Abstract The genus Anaplasma (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) comprises obligate
intracellular Gram-negative bacteria that are mainly transmitted by ticks, and currently …