Zoonotic parasites of dromedary camels: so important, so ignored

A Sazmand, A Joachim, D Otranto - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
With a global population of about 35 million in 47 countries, dromedary camels play a crucial
role in the economy of many marginal, desert areas of the world where they survive under …

Tick-borne pathogens in camels: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence in dromedaries

ES El-Alfy, I Abbas, S Saleh, R Elseadawy… - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2024 - Elsevier
Published data on tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) in camels worldwide have been collected to
provide an overview of the global prevalence and species diversity of camelid TBPs. Several …

Ticks and associated pathogens in camels (Camelus dromedarius) from Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia

AD Alanazi, VL Nguyen, MS Alyousif, RRS Manoj… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Camel production in Saudi Arabia is severely affected by various
diseases and by inadequate veterinary services. Ticks and tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) …

Seroprevalence and associated risk factors for vector-borne pathogens in dogs from Egypt

A Selim, AD Alanazi, A Sazmand, D Otranto - Parasites & vectors, 2021 - Springer
Background Dogs play an important role as reservoirs of many zoonotic vector-borne
pathogens worldwide, yet reports of canine vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) in Egypt are …

Hyalomma spp. ticks and associated Anaplasma spp. and Ehrlichia spp. on the Iran-Pakistan border

N Choubdar, F Karimian, M Koosha, J Nejati… - Parasites & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis are tick-borne diseases affecting humans and
livestock, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions. Animal husbandry is the main …

Epidemiology and genetic characteristics of tick-borne bacteria in dromedary camels of the world

R Selmi, H Belkahia, A Sazmand, MB Said, L Messadi - Acta tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
This review presents updated knowledge on the main tick-borne bacteria infecting one-
humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) around the world. Camels are increasingly the …

Microbiota in viral infection and disease in humans and farm animals

L Yuan, C Hensley, HM Mahsoub, AK Ramesh… - Progress in molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
The influence of the microbiota on viral infection susceptibility and disease outcome is
undisputable although varies among viruses. The purpose of understanding the interactions …

Prevalence and molecular characterization of ticks and tick-borne pathogens of one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Nigeria

TGE Onyiche, C Răileanu, O Tauchmann, S Fischer… - Parasites & …, 2020 - Springer
Background Ticks are hematophagous arthropods responsible for maintenance and
transmission of several pathogens of veterinary and medical importance. Current knowledge …

Evaluation of Whatman FTA cards for the preservation of yellow fever virus RNA for use in molecular diagnostics

EH Davis, JO Velez, BJ Russell, AJ Basile… - PLOS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Yellow fever virus (YFV) is a flavivirus that frequently causes outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever
in Africa and South America and is considered a reemerging public health threat. Accurate …

The Surveillance of Borrelia Species in Camelus dromedarius and Associated Ticks: The First Detection of Borrelia miyamotoi in Egypt

R Ashour, D Hamza, M Kadry, MA Sabry - Veterinary Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a zoonotic disease caused by the spirochete
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl) transmitted to humans by the bite of infected Ixodes ticks …