Perception of ticks and tick-borne diseases worldwide

J de la Fuente, A Estrada-Peña, M Rafael, C Almazán… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this comprehensive review study, we addressed the challenge posed by ticks and tick-
borne diseases (TBDs) with growing incidence affecting human and animal health …

Human-biting ticks and zoonotic tick-borne pathogens in North Africa: Diversity, distribution, and trans-Mediterranean public health challenges

AE Abdelbaset, ML Kwak, N Nonaka, R Nakao - One Health, 2023 - Elsevier
North Africa is home to more than 200 million people living across five developing
economies (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco) and two Spanish exclaves (Ceuta …

Synthesis of carvacrol-loaded invasomes nanoparticles improved acaricide efficacy, cuticle invasion and inhibition of acetylcholinestrase against hard ticks

A Gamal, SM Aboelhadid, FI Abo El-Ela… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Carvacrol is a monoterpenoid phenol found in many essential oils that has antibacterial,
antifungal and antiparasitic activities. Drug loaded-invasome systems are used to deliver …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery of Colpodella spp. in ticks (Hyalomma dromedarii) infesting camels in southern Egypt

AM Soliman, HYAH Mahmoud, T Hifumi… - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2024 - Elsevier
In Egypt, tick-borne diseases pose a significant threat to human and animal health, and the
threat to dromedaries (Camelus dromedarius), the country's dominant camelid species, is of …

[HTML][HTML] Review of Lyme Borreliosis in Africa—An Emerging Threat in Africa

N Doss, A Morrone, P Forgione, G Trevisan, S Bonin - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Lyme borreliosis (LB) is more common in the Northern Hemisphere. It is endemic mainly in
North America, where the vectors are Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus, and in …

Insight into hazard and control of transfusion-transmitted infections in Egypt: A narrative review

HAS Ahmed, N Kamel, EM Mahfouz - Transfusion and Apheresis Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Blood transfusion is a critical life-saving medical intervention, but it carries the risk of
transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs) that can lead to serious consequences. TTIs include …

Molecular screening and genetic diversity of tick-borne pathogens associated with dogs and livestock ticks in Egypt

H Senbill, D Karawia, J Zeb, NM Alyami… - PLOS Neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) offer optimal climatic conditions for
tick reproduction and dispersal. Research on tick-borne pathogens in this region is scarce …

Leptospira spp. and Rickettsia spp. as pathogens with zoonotic potential causing acute undifferentiated febrile illness in a central-eastern region of Peru

W Silva-Caso, MA Aguilar-Luis… - BMC Research …, 2024 - Springer
Objetive this study was to determine the relationship between acute febrile illness and
bacterial pathogens with zoonotic potential that cause emerging and re-emerging diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol: Global prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum coinfection in Ixodes tick populations: protocol for a systematic review …

S Luo, F Bao, H Wu, W Ma, L Zhu, X Huang, R Yang… - BMJ Open, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction Ixodes ticks are pivotal in transmitting diseases like Lyme disease and human
granulocytic anaplasmosis, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma …

Mining the secreted and membrane transcriptome of Hyalomma dromedarii ticks for identification of potential protective antigens

NA Hussein, AS El-Shershaby, S Abdel-Moez… - Parasites & …, 2024 - Springer
Background Members belonging to the tick genus Hyalomma function as a multi-host
reservoir for several pathogens and important parasites infesting large animals, such as …