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 …

African swine fever virus (ASFV) adversely affects pig farming owing to its 100% mortality
rate. The condition is marked by elevated body temperature, bleeding, and ataxia in …

Chemokines are key regulators of leukocyte trafficking and attractive targets for anti-
inflammatory therapy. Evasins are chemokine-binding proteins from tick saliva, whose …

Ticks are blood-feeding ecto-parasites that have a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and
subtropical regions of the world. Ticks cause economic losses in the form of reduced blood …

Kunitz domain-containing proteins are ubiquitous serine protease inhibitors with promising
therapeutic potential. They target key proteases involved in major cellular processes such as …

African swine fever (ASF), a highly contagious, deadly infectious disease, has caused huge
economic losses to animal husbandry with a 100% mortality rate of the most acute and acute …

This study aimed to detect Hepatozoon spp. in ticks infesting asymptomatic domestic
animals and to provide insight into their potential spillover from wild to domestic animals. In …

Background Tick control is mostly hampered by the rise of acaricide-resistant tick
populations. Significant efforts have focused on developing alternative control methods …

Simple Summary Various new technologies have been used to learn more about tick
physiology and biology in hopes of developing vaccines to protect people and animals from …

Abstract Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, the Cattle Fever Tick, causes significant
economic losses in livestock in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. As the usual …