Ticks exist on all continents and carry more zoonotic pathogens than any other type of
vector. Ticks spend most of their lives in the external environment away from the host and …

Tick-borne diseases are common occurrences in both the medical and veterinary clinical
settings. In addition to the constraints related to their diagnosis and clinical management, the …

The hard tick family Ixodidae currently comprises over 700 species worldwide, but
information on types, developmental stages, distribution and hosts is scattered and often …

Tick-borne rickettsioses are caused by obligate intracellular bacteria belonging to the
spotted fever group of the genus Rickettsia. These zoonoses are among the oldest known …

A reassessment of the taxonomic status of Amblyomma cajennense based on the
morphological analyses of ticks from the whole distribution area of the species resulted in …

The brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) is the most widespread tick in the world and
a well-recognized vector of many pathogens affecting dogs and occasionally humans. This …

The family Ixodidae, whose members are commonly known as hard ticks, currently
comprises 137 Neotropical species, most of which are endemic to this region. Here we …

Together with the larval stage, the nymphal stage of ticks of the genus Amblyomma are the
most aggressive ticks for humans entering areas inhabited by wildlife and some domestic …

The hard tick family Ixodidae currently comprises 729 species worldwide, but information on
the species that feed on humans is scattered and often difficult to access. We have …

Until the year 2000, only three Rickettsia species were known in South America:(i) Rickettsia
rickettsii, transmitted by the ticks Amblyomma cajennense, and Amblyomma aureolatum …