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 …

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 …

Las garrapatas son artrópodos de gran impacto sobre la economía pecuaria y la salud
humana debido a las pérdidas generadas en la producción, ya su capacidad de transmitir …

Ticks are considered the second most important vectors of pathogens worldwide, after
mosquitoes. This study provides a systematic review of vector-host relationships between …

The known tick fauna of Colombia includes 58 species (15 Argasidae and 43 Ixodidae). To
add to the knowledge of the biology of ticks in Colombia, hard ticks (Ixodidae) were collected …

Wild birds have an important role as hosts of ticks infected by rickettsiae. However, the role
of birds as reservoirs of tick-borne rickettsiae is unknown and poorly understood. This is …

Birds are important hosts for the development of the immature stages of several tick species
that are vectors for disease-causing microorganisms in animals and humans. Colombia has …

Background and Objectives: Rickettsia rickettsii is a pathogen that is known to cause spotted
fever, a zoonosis that is endemic in several regions of the Americas. However, no systematic …

Ticks are a globally distributed group of hematophagous ectoparasites that parasitize
terrestrial vertebrates such as amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Ticks are vectors …

The importation of exotic ticks to Germany on infested humans is rarely reported. Here we
describe the detection of an Amblyomma mixtum nymph harboring Rickettsia amblyommatis …