| zoonotic pathogens associated with hyalomma aegyptium in endangered tortoises: evidence for host-switching behaviour in ticks? | hyalomma aegyptium is a hard-tick with a typical three-host life cycle. the main hosts are palearctic tortoises of genus testudo. however, other hosts can be used by immature ticks for feeding in natural conditions. given this complex ecology and multiple host use, the circulation of pathogens by h. aegyptium between various hosts can be important from epidemiological point of view. the aim of this study was to evaluate the role of h. aegyptium as natural carrier of four important zoonotic patho ... | 2012 | 23273169 |
| tick species (acari: ixodida) in antalya city, turkey: species diversity and seasonal activity. | ticks (acari: ixodida) are an important group of ectoparasites of vertebrates. most species are known vectors of diseases including lyme disease, q fever, and crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever. a 3-year research was conducted in antalya, turkey, to determine tick species composition, seasonal abundance, and spatial distribution. the study was carried out in five districts (aksu, dosemealtı, kepez, konyaaltı, and muratpasa) of antalya metropolitan municipality area in turkey, between may 2010 and m ... | 2015 | 25869959 |
| tortoise tick hyalomma aegyptium as long term carrier of q fever agent coxiella burnetii--evidence from experimental infection. | the experimental study investigated the ability of tortoise tick hyalomma aegyptium to play a role in forming and maintaining natural foci of q fever. we tested the competence of h. aegyptium larvae to acquire coxiella burnetii infection from mammals, serve as a c. burnetii vector between mammalian hosts, and be a long-term carrier of c. burnetii, including interstadial transmission. h. aegyptium larvae were allowed to feed on guinea pigs experimentally infected with c. burnetii. engorged larvae ... | 2010 | 20827490 |
| [experimental rickettsial infection of testudo mauritanica with r. burneti and infection of the tick hyalomma aegyptium]. | | 2013 | 13801286 |