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 …

Background When colonization and gene flow depend on host-mediated dispersal, a key
factor affecting vector dispersal potential is the time spent on the host for the blood meal, a …

Abstract The Pantanal in Brazil is the largest floodplain of the world. This ecosystem, rich in
wildlife, has a large feral pig population. Such a large host biomass must have a strong …

Ticks of genus Ornithodoros are nidicolous parasites associated with a wide array of
vertebrates. In humans, their bites cause hypersensitivity reactions and are capable to …

Abstract Information on ticks biting humans in Brazil is very restricted. In fact, many times
when human tick-borne diseases are diagnosed, the involved vector tick is not identified …

Feeding on the blood of warm-blooded vertebrates is associated to thermal stress in
haematophagous arthropods. It has been demonstrated that blood-sucking insects protect …

The in vitro feeding of ticks facilitates the conduction of studies involving the intrinsic vector-
pathogen relationship, susceptibility tests, and resistance to acaricides, in addition to …

Um macho de Pteronura brasiliensis (Carnivora: Mustelidae) foi encontrado morto às
margens do Rio Negro, no Pantanal do estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, município de …

Ornithodoros brasiliensis Aragão is an endemic tick restricted to the highlands of the state of
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. This species is very aggressive toward humans, causing fever …

Ornithodoros rostratus Aragão is an argasid tick found in Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and
Brazil. Only limited studies about O. rostratus have been conducted and several aspects of …