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 …

Hard ticks (Ixodidae) play a critical role in transmitting various tick-borne diseases (TBDs),
posing significant global threats to human and animal health. Climatic factors influence the …

Evolving land use practices have led to an increase in interactions at the human/wildlife
interface. The presence and poor knowledge of zoonotic pathogens in India's wildlife and …

An island-wide collection of tick species infesting humans, domesticated and wild animals
and questing ticks in domestic and peridomestic environments was carried out during 2009 …

A total of 79 ticks collected from Sambar deer (Cervus unicolor), Barking deer (Muntiacus
muntjak) and Wild boar (Sus scrofa) were examined by PCR for the presence of Rickettsia …

Some reptile ticks are potential vectors of pathogens such as spotted fever group (SFG)
rickettsiae. Here, we report for the first time in detail the molecular evidence, DNA …

Background: We aimed to focus on the ixodid ticks parasitizing wild mammals and reptiles
from Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghat, southern India. Methods: The taxonomic …

Overseas travel to regions where ticks are found can increase travellers' exposure to ticks
and pathogens that may be unfamiliar to medical professionals in their home countries …

Abstract Dermacentor (Indocentor) auratus Supino, 1897 occurs in many regions of
Southeast Asia and South Asia. In many regions of Southeast Asia and South Asia, targeted …

Thirteen human beings were infested with ticks at Sandynallah and Gudalur of the Nilgiris
district and Mottur Suruvakkam of Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu from January 2016 …