Current knowledge of vector-borne zoonotic pathogens in Zambia: A clarion call to scaling-up “One Health” research in the wake of emerging and re-emerging …

B Mubemba, MM Mburu, K Changula… - PLoS neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Although vector-borne zoonotic diseases are a major public health threat
globally, they are usually neglected, especially among resource-constrained countries …

[HTML][HTML] Tick-Borne Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review of Pathogens, Research Focus, and Implications for Public Health

TA Djiman, AS Biguezoton, C Saegerman - Pathogens, 2024 - mdpi.com
Sub-Saharan Africa, with its hot and humid climate, is a conducive zone for tick proliferation.
These vectors pose a major challenge to both animal and human health in the region …

Rhipicephalus simus ticks: new hosts for phleboviruses

SM Munjita, B Mubemba, J Tembo, M Bates… - Parasitology, 2024 - cambridge.org
Ticks are widespread arthropods that transmit microorganisms of veterinary and medical
significance to vertebrates, including humans. Rhipicephalus simus, an ixodid tick frequently …

Molecular evidence for potential transovarial transmission of Dabieshan tick virus in Haemaphysalis longicornis from Shandong Province, China

A Wang, Y Tang, Z Pang, Y Gong, J Wu, J Qi, G Niu - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Dabieshan tick virus (DBTV) is a newly identified arbovirus, first detected in Haemaphysalis
longicornis collected from Hubei Province in 2015. It has been confirmed that DBTV is …

[HTML][HTML] Phlebovirus diversity in ticks from livestock in arid ecologies in Kenya

EO Ogola, A Kopp, ADS Bastos, I Slothouwer… - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phleboviruses are emerging pathogens of public health importance. However, their
association with ticks is poorly described, particularly in Africa. Here, adult ticks infesting …