<strong>The presence of Estrada-Peña, Venzal &amp; González-Acuña, 2003 (Acari: Argasidae) in Argentina</strong>

The ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae, Ixodidae) of Paraguay.

The ticks reported in Paraguay, which are here reviewed, can be categorized as 'endemic or established' (Argas persicus or a sibling species, Ornithodoros hasei, O. rostratus, O. rudis, O. talaje/O. puertoricensis, Amblyomma aureolatum, Am. auricularium, Am. brasiliense, Am. cajennense, Am. calcaratum, Am. coelebs, Am. dissimile, Am. dubitatum, Am. incisum, Am. longirostre, Am. nodosum, Am. ova...

Estrada and L-Estrada Indices of Edge-Independent Random Graphs

Let G be a simple graph of order n with eigenvalues λ1, λ2, · · · , λn and normalized Laplacian eigenvalues μ1,μ2, · · · ,μn. The Estrada index and normalized Laplacian Estrada index are defined as EE(G) = ∑n k=1 e λk and LEE(G) = ∑n k=1 e μk−1, respectively. We establish upper and lower bounds to EE and LEE for edge-independent random graphs, containing the classical Erdös-Rényi graphs as spec...

Detection of human blood in the bat tick Carios (Ornithodoros) kelleyi (Acari: Argasidae) in Iowa.

The argasid tick Carios (Ornithodoros) kelleyi Cooley & Kohls is a common ectoparasite of bats and has been found in massive numbers in homes with associated bat colonies in eastern Iowa. This tick feeds nearly exclusively on bats in nature. Several inhabitants of infested homes complained of "bug bites" at night while asleep that may have resulted in erythematous, edematous, urticaric skin les...

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Status of Argasid (Soft) Ticks (Acari: Parasitiformes: Argasidae) In Relation To Transmission of Human Pathogens

Ticks are distributed worldwide and have an enormous medical and veterinary importance owing to the direct damage they cause to their hosts, and especially because these are vectors of a large variety of human and animal pathogens. In fact, ticks are second to mosquitoes as vectors of human pathogens and the most important vectors of pathogens affecting cattle worldwide [1-3]. Tick species can ...