Tick microbiome: the force within

S Narasimhan, E Fikrig - Trends in parasitology, 2015‏ - cell.com
Ticks are obligate blood-feeders and serve as vectors of human and livestock pathogens
worldwide. Defining the tick microbiome and deciphering the interactions between the tick …

Ticks and prevalence of tick-borne pathogens from domestic animals in Ghana

SC Nimo-Paintsil, M Mosore, SO Addo, T Lura… - Parasites & vectors, 2022‏ - Springer
Background Ticks are important vectors of various pathogenic protozoa, bacteria and
viruses that cause serious and life-threatening illnesses in humans and animals worldwide …

Integrated strategy for sustainable cattle fever tick eradication in USA is required to mitigate the impact of global change

AA Pérez de León, PD Teel, AN Auclair… - Frontiers in …, 2012‏ - frontiersin.org
The ticks Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus and R.(B.) microplus, commonly known as
cattle and southern cattle tick, respectively, impede the development and sustainability of …

Pathogen prevalence in ticks collected from the vegetation and livestock in Nigeria

AL Reye, OG Arinola, JM Hübschen… - Applied and …, 2012‏ - journals.asm.org
Ticks are important disease vectors that can cause considerable economic losses by
affecting animal health and productivity, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. In this …

Tick-, flea-, and louse-borne diseases of public health and veterinary significance in Nigeria

O Oguntomole, U Nwaeze, ME Eremeeva - Tropical medicine and …, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Mosquito-borne diseases are common high-impact diseases in tropical and subtropical
areas. However, other non-mosquito vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) may share their …

Prevalence and identification of tick species (Ixodidae) on domestic animals in district Multan, Punjab Pakistan

M Ramzan, U Naeem-Ullah, S Saba… - … Journal of Acarology, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
Ticks are blood-sucking ecto-parasites and transmit pathogens to humans, wild and
domesticated animals. Ticks also serve as a vector of many zoonotic diseases such as …

Metagenomics of the midgut microbiome of Rhipicephalus microplus from China

XL Zhang, YP Deng, T Yang, LY Li, TY Cheng… - Parasites & …, 2022‏ - Springer
Background Ticks, which are ectoparasites of animals, may carry multiple pathogens. The
cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus is an important bovine parasite in China. However, the …

Distribution and abundance of ticks infesting livestock population along Karakorum highway from Mansehra to Gilgit, Pakistan

MS Sajid, Z Iqbal, A Shamim… - Journal of the …, 2017‏ - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
Ticks and tick-borne infections pose major economic threats to the livestock industry
throughout the world. The present study reports the point prevalence of ticks in the free …

Molecular investigation of tick-borne pathogens in ticks from grazing cattle in Korea

SW Kang, HTT Doan, SE Choe, JH Noh, MS Yoo… - Parasitology …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
This study was carried out to identify the tick species that infest grazing cattle and to
determine the presence of tick-borne pathogens transmitted by these ticks in Korea. A total …

Risk factors affecting the feeding site predilection of ticks on cattle in Ghana

SO Addo, RE Bentil, M Mosore, E Behene… - … and Applied Acarology, 2024‏ - Springer
Ticks are important disease vectors affecting animal health and causing substantial
economic loss, especially in the tropics and subtropics. To examine the tick burden of cattle …