The impact of deforestation, urbanization, and changing land use patterns on the ecology of mosquito and tick-borne diseases in Central America

DI Ortiz, M Piche-Ovares, LM Romero-Vega, J Wagman… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Central America is a region that possesses distinct ecological and
socioeconomic characteristics, making it increasingly vulnerable to vector-borne diseases …

Historical overview and update on relapsing fever group Borrelia in Latin America

ÁA Faccini-Martínez, CR Silva-Ramos… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
Relapsing fever group Borrelia (RFGB) are motile spirochetes transmitted to mammalian or
avian hosts through the bite of hematophagous arthropods, such as soft ticks (Argasidae) …

Central and south america

EJ Castellanos, MF Lemos, L Astigarraga, N Chacón… - 2022 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
Central and South America (CSA) is a highly diverse region, both culturally and biologically.
It has one of the highest levels of biodiversity on the planet (Hoorn et al., 2010; Zador et al …

Trends and opportunities in tick-borne disease geography

CA Lippi, SJ Ryan, AL White, HD Gaff… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Tick-borne diseases are a growing problem in many parts of the world, and their
surveillance and control touch on challenging issues in medical entomology, agricultural …

The constant threat of zoonotic and vector-borne emerging tropical diseases: living on the edge

AJ Rodriguez-Morales, AE Paniz-Mondolfi… - Frontiers in tropical …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Emerging diseases have significantly impacted the last few decades (1–10). The emergence
and re-emergence of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases in Africa, Asia, and Latin America …

[HTML][HTML] Status of Anaplasma spp. infection in domestic ruminants from Iran: A systematic review with meta-analysis

M Soosaraei, MM Haghi, F Etemadifar, M Fakhar… - Parasite Epidemiology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Anaplasma species are tick-borne pathogens that are obligatory intracellular of ruminants
and other mammalians. In this investigation, we systematically reviewed the distribution of …

'Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae' and Probable Exclusion of Rickettsia parkeri in Ticks from Dogs in a Natural Area of the Pampa Biome in Brazil

FS Krawczak, LC Binder, F Gregori, TF Martins… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Spotted fever illness caused by the tick-borne pathogen Rickettsia parkeri has emerged in
the Pampa biome in southern Brazil, where the tick Amblyomma tigrinum is implicated as the …

Human tick-borne diseases and advances in anti-tick vaccine approaches: a comprehensive review

ME Nepveu-Traversy, H Fausther-Bovendo… - Vaccines, 2024 - mdpi.com
This comprehensive review explores the field of anti-tick vaccines, addressing their
significance in combating tick-borne diseases of public health concern. The main objectives …

Cutaneous larva migrans

AJ Rodriguez-Morales, N González-Leal… - Current Tropical …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review In this review, we summarized information regarding a
neglected parasitic infection by zoonotic helminths that cause the cutaneous larva migrans …

[HTML][HTML] Seroprevalence canine survey for selected vector-borne pathogens and its relationship with poverty in metropolitan Pereira, Colombia, 2020

DK Bonilla-Aldana, EJ Gutiérrez-Grajales… - Parasite Epidemiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Tick-borne diseases (TBD) and dirofilariosis are currently not under
surveillance in most Latin American countries. In addition, there is a significant lack of …