In the present study, we provide new tick records from Vilhena Municipality, in the Southeast of the State of Rondônia, Northern Brazil. Ticks collected from a capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus), were identified as Amblyomma romitii Tonelli-Rondelli (1 female), and Amblyomma sp. (1 larva). Ticks collected from a harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja (Linnaeus), were identified as Amblyomma ca...

We conducted a survey of rodents and ticks in Brazos County in east-central Texas to learn more about native fauna that may be involved in enzootic transmission of pathogens that can cause tick-borne diseases in this region. Our objectives were to describe the species richness and seasonal activity of rodents, as well as to document their infestation with ticks over time. We captured 5 rodent s...

Abstract Present study was conducted to record ecotoparasitic prevalence in bat fauna of the northwestern parts Pakistan. A total 204 specimens representing 14 species were captured during a two year survey, extending from June 2015 through May 2016. soft ticks Argas vespertilionis identified 23 specimens. Similarly, members family Dermanyssoidae (dermanyssoid mites) isolated 10 specimens, that...

Altitudinal distributions, population structures and seasonal dynamics of tick fauna at three localities in Continental Croatia (Medvednica Papuk) an alpine biogeographic region (Gorski Kotar) were studied. Sampling questing ticks was performed twice a year (spring autumn, from 2019 to 2021) different altitudes (200, 400, 600, 800 1000 m above sea level) using the flagging method. In total, 294...

based on the consideration that R. aeschlimannii is usually found in ticks of the genus Hyalomma, primarily in H. marginatum (1). Therefore, 1 of the PCRs amplifi ed a fragment of the Hyalomma tick mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene and the other a fragment of the internal transcribed spacer 2 (7). The ITS2 fragment displayed the highest (99%) similarity with the respective fragment of H. ...

A cross-sectional study was conducted in River Nile State, Sudan, between June to August 2018 determine the prevalence of tick infestation on sheep and potential risk factors associated with infestation. total 135 from five different localities (Shendi, Al Matamah, Ad-Damer, Atbara, Berber) were examined and, these, 90 tick-infested (66.7%). 340 ticks (male 185, female 155) collected identified...

In the tropics, ticks parasitize many classes of vertebrate hosts. However, because many tropical tick species are only identifiable in the adult stage, and these adults usually parasitize mammals, most attention on the ecology of tick-host interactions has focused on mammalian hosts. In contrast, immature Neotropical ticks are often found on wild birds, yet difficulties in identifying immature...

Background: Traditionally, morphological features of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus from closely-related ticks have been considered for their identification and differentiation. However, it is difficult and requires expertise in order to accurately identify and differentiate engorged female ticks and some developmental stages such as larva and nymph from other similar ticks. Hence, molecul...

Hyalomma dromedarii (H. dromedarii) is a very characteristic tick with a cosmopolitan distribution, which is closely associated with camels. It is well adapted to extreme dryness of habitat and to camel hosts. In this study, we studied rural husbandry of one-humped camels (dromedaries) in a village in South-West of Semnan (Biabanak). A total of 163 ticks (94 adults and 67 nymphs) were found on ...