The zoonosis Q fever is caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii.
Besides the main transmission route via inhalation of contaminated aerosols, ticks are …

Tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) include a wide range of bacteria, parasites and viruses that
cause a large spectrum of animal, human and zoonotic tick-borne diseases (TBDs). The …

Currently, climate change, modifications of landscapes and habitats due to human activities,
as well as an increase in the movement of reservoirs and new species of competent vectors …

Dogs are highly exposed to pathogens transmitted by ectoparasites. The Mediterranean
climate of Southern Europe, together with the presence of stray and/or neglected pets in …

Ixodiphagus endoparasitoid wasps are natural tick enemies that can reduce their
abundance. In this study, we investigated the presence of Ixodiphagus hookeri in …

Background Ticks are one of the most common external parasites in dogs, and are
associated with the transmission of a number of major zoonoses, which result in serious …

Studies on the microbiota of ticks have promoted hypotheses about the combined effects of
the bacterial community, its functional contributions to the tick's physiology or probable …

Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille) is the most widely distributed tick species globally and
plays a major role in tick-borne pathogen transmission among canine populations. The …

Todavía estoy asimilando todo lo que el año 2020 y principios del 2021 nos han dejado
para el recuerdo. Vivencias que contaremos a nuestros hijos y nietos. Nunca me hubiera …

Este estudio pretende conocer las especies de garrapatas que afectan a los perros con
propietario en España (incluyendo los archipiélagos), la relación entre su distribución y la …