The hard tick family Ixodidae currently comprises 762 species worldwide, but an analysis of
the occurrence of these species in the worlds countries, territories, zoogeographic regions …

Interest in research on soft ticks has increased in recent decades, leading to valuable insight
into their role as disease vectors. The use of metagenomics-based analyses have helped to …

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

Ticks of the Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae) group are represented by three
species: Amblyomma maculatum, Amblyomma tigrinum, and Amblyomma triste. This group …

Hard ticks of the genus Ixodes are one of the most diverse groups in the Neotropical region,
but some species are known only from historical records. In Colombia and Venezuela …

Ticks are a group of obligate blood-sucking ectoparasites that play a critical role in
transmitting several important zoonotic pathogens that can infect animals and humans …

A large number of tick species are proven vectors for the transmission of bacteria, protozoa,
and viruses. Soft ticks (Acari: Argasidae) in South America have been found to be the most …

The tick species that comprise the Amblyomma maculatum group (Acari: Ixodidae) are
widely distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical regions, ranging from the United States of …

Of the 44 species within the genus Dermacentor (Acari: Ixodidae) worldwide, nine are found
in the Neotropics and four are endemic to this region. In Colombia, located in the …

Infectious diseases, especially zoonotic, represent a significant global threat to both human
and animal health. Ticks are among the primary vectors of pathogens affecting wild and …