| general review of tick species present in portugal. | at present, 24 species are known to occur in portugal: argas vespertilionis, ornithodoros maritimus and ornithodoros erraticus in argasidae; ixodes acuminatus, ixodes bivari, ixodes canisuga, ixodes frontalis, ixodes hexagonus, ixodes ricinus, ixodes simplex simplex, ixodes ventalloi, ixodes vespertilionis, dermacentor marginatus, dermacentor pictus', haemaphysalis hispanica, haemaphysalis inermis, haemaphysalis punctata, rhipicephalus bursa, rhipicephalus pusillus, rhipicephalus sanguineus, rhi ... | 1999 | 11071535 |
| a survey of ixodid tick species and molecular identification of tick-borne pathogens. | this study was undertaken in two different climatic areas of turkey to determine the presence of tick-borne pathogens of medical and veterinary importance. the ticks were removed from humans, pooled according to species and developmental stages, and analyzed by pcr, reverse line blot (rlb) and sequencing. of the 2333 removed ticks from 10 species, 1238 (53.06%) were obtained from the arid cold zone, and the remaining 1095 (46.93%) were obtained from the humid zone. the removed ticks were identif ... | 2014 | 24424312 |
| molecular detection of theileria spp. and babesia spp. in sheep and ixodid ticks from the northeast of iran. | theilerioses and babesioses are important diseases in iranian sheep. the present study was undertaken to identify and classify/specify theileria spp. and babesia spp. in sheep and vector ticks. investigation was carried out from 2009 to 2011 in the khorasan razavi province, iran. in total, 302 sheep originating from 60 different flocks were clinically examined and their blood collected. in addition, from the same flocks, ixodid ticks were sampled. stained blood smears were microscopically examin ... | 2013 | 22924924 |