In respect of its morphology, biology and epidemiology, Hyaloomma (Euhyalonuna) impressum Koch, 1844 is one of the more poorly studied ticks of the genus Hyalomma Koch, 1844. No comprehensive morphological study has been done to date, and the nymph has not been described. Here the adults and larva are redescribed, and the nymph is described for the first time. Data on hosts, geographical distri...

BACKGROUND In January 2011, human cases with hemorrhagic manifestations in the hospital staff were reported from a tertiary care hospital in Ahmadabad, India. This paper reports a detailed epidemiological investigation of nosocomial outbreak from the affected area of Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Samples from 3 suspected cases, 83 contacts, Hyalomma ticks and livestock were sc...

Turkey is one of the countries in which Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is frequently seen and most of the cases are reported between April and August. We describe the first case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in the winter season, when Hyalomma tick activity is absent, from Turkey.

Fragile transmission cycles of tick-borne encephalitis virus may be disrupted by predicted climate change. Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Hyalomma marginatum Ticks, Germany To the Editor: Rickettsia spp. of the spotted fever group cause worldwide emerging human infections known as tick-borne rickettsioses (1). Data on the occurrence and prevalence of Rickettsia in Germany are still limited (2). Si...

partially fed (4 -5 days) h .a. anatolicum (iranian isolate) female adult ticks were used for preparation of antigens of midgut which are, the gut supernate antigen (gs), gut membrane antigen (gm), triton extracted gut membrane antigen ( tx-gm ) and sodium dodecyl sulphate treated triton extracted gut membrane antigen (sds-tx-gm). the new zealand white rabbits were immunized with gs, gm, tx- gm...

Abstract Background Ticks of the genus Hyalomma , which are vectors for several tick-borne diseases, occasionally found in areas outside their endemic range including northern parts Europe. The objective this study was to analyse adult ticks that were recently Netherlands. Methods morphologically identified. Cluster analysis, based upon sequence data ( cox1 barcoding) molecular identification, ...

background: ticks are obligate blood feeders that parasitize a wide variety of animals. hyalomma aegyptium, parasitize tortoises and other small wild life and livestock. this study was carried out to determine spur-thighed tortoise (testudo graeca) infestation to h. ageyptium in urmia region west azerbaijan of iran. methods: the study was carried out over a 16 month period from the spring of 20...