Infestations with cattle ticks, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus and Rhipicephalus
annulatus, economically impact cattle production in tropical and subtropical regions of the …

Ticks are second to mosquitoes as vectors of disease. Ticks affect livestock industries in
Asia, Africa and Australia at~ 1.13billionUSDperannum.Forinstance,80%oftheglobalcattlepopulationisatriskofinfestati …

Simple Summary Ticks affect the health of humans and animals. In tropical African countries,
cattle are threatened by ticks and the diseases they transmit, making necessary a tick control …

There is now abundant evidence that vaccination with defined protein antigens is able to
induce significant immunity to tick infestation. In a limited number of cases, this immunity has …

Ixodes ricinus transmits bacterial, protozoal and viral pathogens, causing disease and
forming an increasing health concern in Europe. ANTIDotE is an European Commission …

The southern cattle fever tick (SCFT) Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, is considered the
most important ectoparasite of livestock in the world because of high financial losses …

Vaccines that target blood-feeding disease vectors, such as mosquitoes and ticks, have the
potential to protect against the many diseases caused by vector-borne pathogens. We tested …

Ticks are blood-feeding arthropod ectoparasites that transmit pathogens that constitute a
growing burden for human and animal health worldwide [1-3]. Only second to mosquitoes as …

Ticks are acaridae ectoparasites that, while taking a blood meal, can transmit viruses,
bacteria, protozoa and filarial nematodes, which cause a variety of human and animal …

Ticks are ectoparasitic arthropods that necessarily feed on the blood of their vertebrate
hosts. The success of blood acquisition depends on the pharmacological properties of tick …