Transmission cycle of tick-borne infections and co-infections, animal models and diseases

SC Rocha, CV Velásquez, A Aquib, A Al-Nazal… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tick-borne pathogens such as species of Borrelia, Babesia, Anaplasma, Rickettsia, and
Ehrlichia are widespread in the United States and Europe among wildlife, in passerines as …

Distribution and Prevalence of Anaplasmataceae, Rickettsiaceae and Coxiellaceae in African Ticks: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

CA Cossu, NE Collins, MC Oosthuizen, ML Menandro… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
In Africa, ticks continue to be a major hindrance to the improvement of the livestock industry
due to tick-borne pathogens that include Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia and Coxiella …

Tick-borne diseases of humans and animals in West Africa

AZ Diarra, P Kelly, B Davoust, P Parola - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ticks are a significant group of arthropod vectors that transmit a large variety of pathogens
responsible for human and animal diseases worldwide. Ticks are the second biggest …

Harnessing genomic technologies for one health solutions in the tropics

A Calcino, I Cooke, P Cowman, M Higgie… - Globalization and …, 2024 - Springer
Background The targeted application of cutting-edge high-throughput molecular data
technologies provides an enormous opportunity to address key health, economic and …

Molecular survey of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia species in livestock ticks from Kassena-Nankana, Ghana; with a first report of Anaplasma capra and Ehrlichia …

SO Addo, BOA Baako, RE Bentil, CA Addae… - Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
Tick-borne pathogens harm livestock production and pose a significant risk to public health.
To combat these effects, it is necessary to identify the circulating pathogens to create …

Distribution and Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Animals, Humans, and Ticks in Nigeria: A Systematic Review

KA Muhammad, UN Gadzama… - Infectious Disease Reports, 2023 - mdpi.com
'Query'(Q) fever is a neglected but emerging or re-emerging zoonotic disease caused by the
bacterium Coxiella (C.) burnetii. Several host species are considered or speculated to be the …

Occurrence of Rickettsia spp. and Coxiella burnetii in ixodid ticks in Kassena-Nankana, Ghana

SO Addo, RE Bentil, BOA Baako, KN Yartey… - … and Applied Acarology, 2023 - Springer
Ticks are arthropods of veterinary and medical importance which spread zoonotic
pathogens that link animal and human health. In this study, ticks were collected from 448 …

Epidemiological survey on tick-borne pathogens with zoonotic potential in dog populations of southern Ethiopia

H Tadesse, M Grillini, G Simonato, A Mondin… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dogs are known to host several tick-borne pathogens with zoonotic potential; however,
scant information is available on the epidemiology of these pathogens in low-income …

Ticks and tick‐borne pathogens in selected abattoirs and a slaughter slab in Kumasi, Ghana

S Amoah, NM Unicorn, ET Kyeremateng… - Veterinary medicine …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Ticks are vectors of pathogens that affect the health of animals and humans.
With the constant trade of livestock across borders, there is the risk of new tick species …

Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii in blood and hard tick-infested Egyptian camels and the possibility of coinfections

R Ashour, D Hamza, M Kadry, MA Sabry - Tropical Animal Health and …, 2024 - Springer
Coxiella burnetii, a bacterium that causes Q fever. It can infect mammals and has a global
geographical distribution, but data on its occurrence in Egyptian dromedaries and the …