Background Relapsing fever is the most frequent bacterial disease in Africa. Four main
vector/pathogen complexes are classically recognized, with the louse Pediculus humanus …

Relapsing fever spirochetes are tick-and louse-borne pathogens that primarily afflict those in
impoverished countries. Historically the pathogens have had a significant impact on public …

Ticks are ectoparasites of great medical and veterinary significance in the neotropical
region. In Brazil, they are responsible for enormous economic losses to the livestock industry …

The genus-level classification of soft ticks (Argasidae) is controversial. A previous
phylogenetic analysis of morphological and developmental characters found that the genus …

Abstract Background The rock cavy Kerodon rupestris (Wied-Neuwied, 1820) is a rodent
species endemic to northeastern Brazil. Earlier studies have associated the argasid tick …

Identifying the factors that influence the species diversity and distribution of ticks (Acari:
Ixodida) across vertebrate host taxa is of fundamental ecological and medical importance …

The tick species found in Brazil are reviewed. Today, 61 species belonging to nine genera
(Argas (1 sp.), Antricola (3 spp.), Carios (10 spp.), Ornithodoros (3 spp.), Amblyomma (30 …

Relapsing fever (RF) is caused by several species of Borrelia; all, except two species, are
transmitted to humans by soft (argasid) ticks. The species B. recurrentis is transmitted from …

In this study, we present a morphological description of immature and adult specimens of
Ornithodoros saraivai n. sp., a tick associated with the frog Cycloramphus boraceiensis …

Abstract Afrotropical Ornithodoros (Ornithodoros) ticks are revised based on qualitative
morphology of females and nymphs, as well as tarsus I shape outlines of females measured …