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 …

Nuclear (18S-28S rRNA) and mitochondrial genome markers of Carios (Carios) vespertilionis (Argasidae) support Carios Latreille, 1796 as a lineage embedded in …

BJ Mans, S Kelava, R Pienaar, J Featherston… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2021 - Elsevier
Argasid systematics remains controversial with widespread adherence to the Hoogstraal
(1985) classification scheme, even though it does not reflect evolutionary relationships and …

Molecular detection of vector-borne bacteria in bat ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae) from eight countries of the Old and New Worlds

S Hornok, K Szőke, ML Meli, AD Sándor, T Görföl… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background Despite the increasingly recognized eco-epidemiological significance of bats,
data from molecular analyses of vector-borne bacteria in bat ectoparasites are lacking from …

Season and host-community composition inside roosts may affect host-specificity of bat flies

AD Sándor, A Corduneanu, S Hornok, AD Mihalca… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Bat flies are one of the most abundant ectoparasites of bats, showing remarkable
morphological adaptations to the parasitic habit, while the relationship with their hosts is …

Argasid ticks of palearctic bats: distribution, host selection, and zoonotic importance

AD Sándor, AD Mihalca, C Domşa, Á Péter… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) are ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates with a wide
geographic distribution, occurring on all continents. These ticks are obligate blood-feeders …

Bats and ticks: host selection and seasonality of bat-specialist ticks in eastern Europe

AD Sándor, A Corduneanu, Á Péter, AD Mihalca… - Parasites & …, 2019 - Springer
Background Parasites may actively seek for hosts and may use a number of adaptive
strategies to promote their reproductive success and host colonization. These strategies will …

A new piroplasmid species infecting dogs: morphological and molecular characterization and pathogeny of Babesia negevi n. sp.

G Baneth, Y Nachum-Biala, AJ Birkenheuer… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Introduction Babesiosis is a protozoan tick-borne infection associated with anemia and life-
threatening disease in humans, domestic and wildlife animals. Dogs are infected by at least …

Host conservation through their parasites: molecular surveillance of vector-borne microorganisms in bats using ectoparasitic bat flies

T Szentiványi, W Markotter, M Dietrich, L Clément… - Parasite, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Most vertebrates host a wide variety of haematophagous parasites, which may play an
important role in the transmission of vector-borne microorganisms to hosts. Surveillance is …

Host phylogeny, geographic overlap, and roost sharing shape parasite communities in European bats

CD McKee, AI Krawczyk, AD Sándor… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
How multitrophic relationships between wildlife communities and their ectoparasitic vectors
interact to shape the diversity of vector-borne microorganisms is poorly understood. Nested …

Detection of tick-borne bacteria and babesia with zoonotic potential in Argas (Carios) vespertilionis (Latreille, 1802) ticks from British bats

J Lv, MM Fernández de Marco, H Goharriz… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Ticks host a wide range of zoonotic pathogens and are a significant source of diseases that
affect humans and livestock. However, little is known about the pathogens associated with …