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Open AccessIsolation and propagation of an Egyptian Theileria annulata infected cell line and evaluation of its use as a vaccine to protect cattle against field challenge
Tropical theileriosis is an important protozoan tick-borne disease in cattle. Vaccination using attenuated schizont-infected cell lines is one of the methods used for controlling the disease. This study descri...
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Open AccessMolting incidents of Hyalomma spp. carrying human pathogens in Germany under different weather conditions
Hyalomma marginatum and H. rufipes are two-host tick species, which are mainly distributed in southern Europe, Africa to central Asia but may also be found in Central and Northern Europe through introduction by m...
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Open AccessIn vitro feeding of all life stages of two-host Hyalomma excavatum and Hyalomma scupense and three-host Hyalomma dromedarii ticks
Ticks are blood-sucking ectoparasites and can transmit various pathogens of medical and veterinary relevance. The life cycle of ticks can be completed under laboratory conditions on experimental animals, but t...
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Open AccessMolecular survey on vector-borne pathogens in clinically healthy stray cats in Zaragoza (Spain)
In Europe, feline vector-borne infections are gaining importance because of the changing climate, expanding habitats of potential vectors and expanding pathogen reservoirs. The main objective of this study was...
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Open AccessEcological and subject-level drivers of interepidemic Rift Valley fever virus exposure in humans and livestock in Northern Kenya
Nearly a century after the first reports of Rift Valley fever (RVF) were documented in Kenya, questions on the transmission dynamics of the disease remain. Specifically, data on viral maintenance in the quiesc...
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Open AccessDecontamination protocols affect the internal microbiota of ticks
Studies on the microbiota of ticks have promoted hypotheses about the combined effects of the bacterial community, its functional contributions to the tick’s physiology or probable competition effects with som...
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Open AccessConservation and variation in the region of the Theileria parva p104 antigen coding gene used for PCR surveillance of the parasite
The range of the protozoan parasite Theileria parva, which causes East Coast fever in cattle, has been expanding to countries where it has not previously been detected, as a result of cross-border domestic cattle...
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Open AccessFirst evidence of vertical Hepatozoon canis transmission in dogs in Europe
Hepatozoon canis is a protozoal agent that is known to be transmitted by oral uptake of H. canis-infected Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato ticks in dogs. Vertical transmission of H. canis has only been describ...
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Open AccessThe Genetic Diversity of Rickettsiella Symbionts in Ixodes ricinus Throughout Europe
Rickettsiella species are bacterial symbionts that are present in a great variety of arthropod species, including ixodid ticks. However, little is known about their genetic diversity and distribution in Ixodes ri...
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Correction to: The Piroplasmida Babesia, Cytauxzoon, and Theileria in farm and companion animals: species compilation, molecular phylogeny, and evolutionary insights
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The Piroplasmida Babesia, Cytauxzoon, and Theileria in farm and companion animals: species compilation, molecular phylogeny, and evolutionary insights
The order Piroplasmida, including the genera Babesia, Cytauxzoon, and Theileria is often referred to as piroplasmids and comprises of dixenous hemoprotozoans transmitted by ticks to a mammalian or avian host. Alt...
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Open AccessOrnithodoros (Pavlovskyella) ticks associated with a Rickettsia sp. in Pakistan
Soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) are medically important ectoparasites that mainly feed on birds and mammals, which play a key role in their geographic distribution and dispersion. Despite their importance, stu...
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Open AccessProbing an Ixodes ricinus salivary gland yeast surface display with tick-exposed human sera to identify novel candidates for an anti-tick vaccine
In Europe, Ixodes ricinus is the most important vector of human infectious diseases, most notably Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis virus. Multiple non-natural hosts of I. ricinus have shown to develop...
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Open AccessSuspected autochthonous Thelazia callipaeda infection in a dog in northern Germany
A 12-year old Elo dog was presented with recurring symptoms of conjunctivitis in November 2019. A single whitish nematode was found upon inspection of the eye and identified as a Thelazia callipaeda male. The mor...
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Open AccessVariant analysis of the sporozoite surface antigen gene reveals that asymptomatic cattle from wildlife-livestock interface areas in northern Tanzania harbour buffalo-derived T. parva
Buffalo-derived Theileria parva can ‘break through’ the immunity induced by the infection and treatment vaccination method (ITM) in cattle. However, no such ‘breakthroughs’ have been reported in northern Tanzania...
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Open AccessEpidemiology and genoty** of Anaplasma marginale and co-infection with piroplasms and other Anaplasmataceae in cattle and buffaloes from Egypt
Anaplasma marginale is an obligate intracellular bacterium and the main cause of bovine anaplasmosis in tropical and subtropical regions. In Egypt, data regarding the prevalence of A. marginale in ruminant hosts ...
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Open AccessUptake and fecal excretion of Coxiella burnetii by Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor marginatus ticks
The bacterium Coxiella burnetii is the etiological agent of Q fever and is mainly transmitted via inhalation of infectious aerosols. DNA of C. burnetii is frequently detected in ticks, but the role of ticks as ve...
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First report of a Hypoderma diana infestation in alpaca (Vicugna pacos) in Germany
A Hypoderma larva was removed from a painful swelling in the lumbar region of a 17-month-old male alpaca kept on a farm in the Brandenburg district, eastern Germany. Morphological analysis and sequencing of the 1...
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Open AccessCounterattacking the tick bite: towards a rational design of anti-tick vaccines targeting pathogen transmission
Hematophagous arthropods are responsible for the transmission of a variety of pathogens that cause disease in humans and animals. Ticks of the Ixodes ricinus complex are vectors for some of the most frequently oc...
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Open AccessControl of Lyme borreliosis and other Ixodes ricinus-borne diseases
Lyme borreliosis (LB) and other Ixodes ricinus-borne diseases (TBDs) are diseases that emerge from interactions of humans and domestic animals with infected ticks in nature. Nature, environmental and health polic...
