| q fever in south kanara district: natural occurrence of coxiella burnetii in the tick (aponomma gervaisi)--preliminary report. | | 1979 | 429027 |
| larval aponomma ticks associated with blue bottle flies. | | 1977 | 915616 |
| host detection by four australian tick species. | the behavior of 4 tick species in the presence of their dominant host species was examined. nymphs and adult ticks could locate a host from greater distances than the larvae. adult aponomma concolor were able to locate their mammalian host (echidna) from distances greater than 3 reptile-infesting species could locate their hosts. the results suggested that all 4 tick species detect hosts passively, which may be related to the relative scarcity of hosts and their irregular use of refuge sites. | 1991 | 2040944 |
| [the coevolution of ixodid ticks and terrestrial vertebrates]. | paleontologic and zoogeographic data speak in favour of mesozoic origin of ixodid ticks. the absence of strict restrictions for the feeding on unusual species of hosts has caused the domination of polyphagy and oligophagy over monophagy among ixodid ticks. the same peculiarities of ixodid ecology are responsible for a restricted part or absence of phylogenetic parallelism with hosts in their evolution. primary food relations with reptiles are, apparently, preserved only in the genus aponomma and ... | 1989 | 2694077 |
| cannibalism in aponomma lucasi warburton (acari: ixodidae). | | 1986 | 3738603 |
| reproductive interactions between two australian reptile tick species. | in south australia the two tick species amblyomma limbatum and aponomma hydrosauri share the same common reptile host species, but have allopatric distributions which abut along a narrow parapatric boundary. reproductive interference is a mechanism that has previously been suggested could contribute to maintaining the boundary. populations of each species were established in pens within the range of aponomma hydrosauri. pens held either each species alone, or the two species together. the perfor ... | 1994 | 7628259 |
| ticks (acarina: ixodidae) of reptiles from central, lusaka and southern provinces of zambia. | during the period 1988-1991, reptiles (23 snakes, 36 tortoises, 25 chameleons and 2 monitor lizards) from central, lusaka and southern provinces of zambia were caught and checked for ticks. only 2 snakes, respectively one python sebae (gmelin, 1789) and one bitis arietans (merrem, 1820), 8 tortoises, respectively seven geochelone pardalis (bell, 1828) and one kinixys belliana (gray, 1831) were found infested with a small number of ticks: nymphs and adults of aponomma latum (koch, 1844) and ambly ... | 1993 | 8065818 |
| aponomma (bothriocroton) glebopalma, n. subgen., n. sp., and amblyomma glauerti n. sp. (acari: ixodida: ixodidae), parasites of monitor lizards (varanidae) in australia. | aponomma (bothriocroton) glebopalma, n. subgen., n. sp., and amblyomma glauerti, n. sp. (acari: ixodidae), are described from the monitor lizards varanus glebopalma mitchell and varanus glauerti mertens in western australia and the northern territory, australia. the new subgenus is erected to accomodate a. (bothriocroton) glebopalma, a new species with a deeply pitted and pilose scutum in both the adult and immature stages, unlike all other described species of aponomma. this new species is foun ... | 1994 | 8158616 |
| does aponomma varanensis (acari: ixodida: ixodidae) occur on the taiwanese mainland? | on 15 july 1976, teams from the u.s. naval medical research unit no. 2, taipei, taiwan, made 3 collections of ticks from beneath the dorsal scales of the taiwan stink snake, elaphe carinata, at makung in the penghu islands, which lie astride the tropic of cancer in the taiwan strait between southern mainland china and taiwan proper. these ticks were later determined to be aponomma varanensis (supino, 1897), but this discovery was never published, and no member of the genus aponomma has heretofor ... | 1996 | 8691388 |
| transmission of the blood parasite hemolivia mariae between its lizard and tick hosts. | the haemogregarine hemolivia mariae is found in the erythrocytes of a natural population of the lizard tiliqua rugosa. it infects two tick species, amblyomma limbatum and aponomma hydrosauri, which parasitise lizards. in laboratory experiments, engorged amb. limbatum nymphs from infected lizards transmitted the haemogregarine to uninfected lizards significantly more often than engorged ap. hydrosauri nymphs. dissections of larvae and nymphs of both species fed on the same infected hosts showed t ... | 1999 | 10494815 |
| introduction of potential heartwater vectors and other exotic ticks into florida on imported reptiles. | following the discovery of establishment of the african tortoise tick amblyomma marmoreum in florida, the present study was undertaken to determine the extent of introduction of exotic ticks into florida on imported reptiles. exotic ticks were identified on 29 (91%) of 32 reptile premises in 18 counties of florida. the ticks, found on a variety of imported tortoises, snakes, and monitor lizards, belonged to 4 amblyomma species (a. marmoreum, amblyomma nuttalli, amblyomma sabanerae, and amblyomma ... | 2000 | 10958443 |
| influence of temperature and relative humidity on the moulting success of amblyomma limbatum and aponomma hydrosauri (acari: ixodidae) larvae and nymphs. | this study compared the duration of the moulting periods of engorged larvae and nymphs of the ixodid ticks, amblyomma limbatum and aponomma hydrosauri, at different temperature/relative humidity regimes, and examined the relationships between the engorged weight of ticks and their weights after moulting. the results showed that for each species, there was a significant relationship between the weights of unfed nymphs and engorged larvae, and the weights of unfed adults and engorged nymphs. the w ... | 2000 | 10980285 |
| new and earlier records of ticks (acari: ixodidae, argasidae) from guinea-bissau. | ticks were collected from pastures and domestic and wild vertebrates during the rainy seasons of 1994 and 1996 in guinea-bissau. we collected the following species: from pastures rhipicephalus lunulatus neumann, r. muhsamae morel & vassiliades, r. senegalensis koch, and r. sulcatus neumann; from reptiles amblyomma nuttalli dönitz and aponomma flavomaculatum (lucas); and from mammals amblyomma paulopunctatum neumann, amblyomma splendidum giebel, amblyomma variegatum (f.), hyalomma truncatum koch, ... | 2000 | 11126561 |
| temporal and spatial dynamics of a parapatric boundary between two australian reptile ticks. | two tick species aponomma hydrosauri and amblyomma limbatum that infest large reptiles have an abrupt parapatric boundary near mt mary in south australia. a previous model has suggested that the boundary is maintained at population density troughs resulting from habitat heterogeneity along a gradual environmental gradient. this paper describes the dynamics of the boundary on three transects over 17 years, 1982-98. over the last seven years of that period there has been a significant increase in ... | 2001 | 11298975 |
| a new genus of hard ticks in cretaceous burmese amber (acari: ixodida: ixodidae). | a hard tick larva in cretaceous burmese amber is described as cornupalpatum burmanicum n. g., n. sp. diagnostic characters include a subcircular body with a marginal groove, 11 festoons, elongate four-segmented palpi with the fourth segment distinct and apical, the absence of an anal groove and eyes, and the presence of claws on palpal segment 3. the last character is unique for all members of the ixodida, both fossil and extant. aside from the palpal claws and marginal groove, features of the t ... | 2003 | 12652071 |
| ticks of south carolina (acari: ixodoidea). | county and host records are reported for 19 species of ticks from south carolina: amblyomma americanum, amblyomma maculatum, amblyomma tuberculatum, aponomma latum, boophilus annulatus, boophilus microplus, dermacentor albipictus, dermacentor variablis, haemaphysalis leporispalustris, ixodes affinis, ixodes brunneus, ixodes cookei, ixodes marxi, ixodes minor, ixodes scapularis, ixodes texanus, ixodes woodi, rhipicephalus sanguineus, and ornithodoros capensis. ixodes woodi is recorded from south ... | 1999 | 10672552 |
| phylogeny of the hard ticks (ixodidae) inferred from 18s rrna indicates that the genus aponomma is paraphyletic. | we examined the phylogeny of ticks (acari:parasitiformes:ixodida) and their closest known mite relatives (acari:parasitiformes:mesostigmata and holothyrida) using 18s rrna sequences. in our analyses, we included sequences from 36 taxa. sequences for 13 hard ticks (family ixodidae), 5 soft ticks (family argasidae), and 2 mesostigmatid mites were obtained from the genbank database and we generated sequences for 15 hard ticks and 1 holothyrid mite. ten of these tick species were endemic to australi ... | 1999 | 10191073 |
| [an additional ixodid of the aponomma group for the fauna of mozambique; ap. transversale (lucas, 1844) the python tick]. | | 1949 | 14771466 |
| [ixodidae of portuguese guinea; aponomma halli n. sp., monitor lizard parasite]. | | 1950 | 14819612 |
| infectious dermatitis in a ball python (python regius) colony. | seven wild-caught ball pythons (python regius), including six gravid females and one male, were obtained from africa and were housed in a government animal facility in research triangle park, north carolina. upon arrival, the snakes were found to be infested with ticks (aponomma latus), which were manually removed. four weeks following arrival, vesicular skin lesions began to appear on the snakes. despite treatment of all affected female snakes with amikacin (5 mg/kg i.m., every 3 days) and cefo ... | 1998 | 10065857 |
| influence of environmental factors on oviposition and egg development in amblyomma limbatum and aponomma hydrosauri (acari: ixodidae). | this study examined the influence of temperature and light on the length of the pre-oviposition period of engorged females of two australian ixodid ticks, amblyomma limbatum and aponomma hydrosauri. the hatching success and development time of eggs of both species were also compared at different temperatures and relative humidities. darkness was found to have no effect on the duration of the pre-oviposition time or reproductive output of females of either species. in contrast, the preoviposition ... | 1994 | 8021110 |
| host-seeking behaviour by australian ticks (acari: ixodidae) with differing host specificities. | ticks generally detach from their hosts into sites where they are later exposed to host species which may or may not be suitable for infestation. the question of how four species of ixodid ticks, with differing specificities, behave towards such potential host species was examined. observations of the generalists, aponomma hydrosauri and amblyomma limbatum and the specialists, aponomma fimbriatum and aponomma concolor, showed that the generalists were attracted to a wider range of potential host ... | 1995 | 7641569 |
| review of the ixodid tick fauna (acari: ixodidae) of vietnam. | forty-eight species making up the tick fauna of vietnam (genera ixodes, ixodes, amblyomma, aponomma, haemaphysalis, dermacentor, hyalomma, nosomma, rhipicephalus, boophilus) are reviewed, including one genus and nine species that are new records for vietnam, as well as four species described by the author. | 1995 | 7616517 |
| aponomma ludovici siuda, 1972 as a junior synonym of aponomma sphenodonti dumbléton, 1943, (acarina: ixodides: ixodidae). | | 1982 | 7183011 |
| importation of exotic ticks into the united kingdom via the international trade in reptiles. | due to the increased trade in exotic reptiles, many of which are infested with ticks of various genera, there is an increased risk of exotic ticks and pathogens being introduced and potentially becoming established in new geographical areas. despite the number and variety of tick species collected from reptiles, their role in the maintenance of pathogens and transmission to humans has not been fully investigated for all species. the potential public health risks to the united kingdom have been e ... | 2006 | 16550335 |
| new species of a tick--aponomma ludovici n. sp. (acarina, ixodidae) collected in poland. | | 1972 | 4660779 |
| ticks and associated pathogens collected from domestic animals in the netherlands. | following an outbreak of autochthonous canine babesiosis in the netherlands, a request made to veterinarians and the public to collect ticks from companion animals resulted in 4298 ticks submitted between july 2005 and october 2006 to our center. ticks were identified as ixodes ricinus adults (2907/4298, 67.6%), ixodes sp. nymphs (529/4298, 12.3%) and ixodes sp. larvae (385/4298, 9.0%), i. hexagonus adults (328/4298, 7.6%), dermacentor reticulatus (72/4298, 1.7%), and several other exotic tick s ... | 2007 | 17979540 |
| morbidity and mortality of free-living and captive echidnas, tachyglossus aculeatus (shaw), in australia. | between 1976 and 1985 necropsies were conducted on 55 free-living and 18 captive echidnas originating from several localities in victoria, australia. injuries arising from motor vehicle accidents were the most common cause of death (24 of 55; 47%). an additional nine live echidnas were presented for clinical examination for dog or fox wounds (eight), or wire snare wounds (one). incidental infestations with ticks (aponomma concolor) on the skin or in the ear canal (eight of 82; 10%), and infectio ... | 1986 | 3735583 |
| chromosomes, reproductive biology, and developmental stages of aponomma varanensis (acari: ixodidae). | | 1988 | 3351875 |
| ticks (acari: ixodidae) of the nile monitor on rusinga island, kenya. | in the course of a study of ticks of livestock, five nile monitor lizard specimens were caught and examined for ticks. although none of the tick species infesting livestock were found on the reptiles, a large number of adults and presumed nymphs and larvae of aponomma flavomaculatum (lucus) and adults of amblyomma sparsum (neumann) were collected. the ticks demonstrated a distinct predilection for their attachment sites. this is the second report of a. flavomaculatum from this part of kenya. | 1990 | 2332875 |
| a review of the ixodid ticks (acari, ixodidae) occurring in southern africa. | eighty-three species of ixodid ticks, as well as several entities that have yet to be described, occur in the republic of south africa plus the 4 independent states lying within its borders (bophuthatswana, venda, transkei and ciskei) and in namibia, botswana, lesotho and swaziland. they belong to the following genera: amblyomma (8 spp.); aponomma (3 spp.); boophilus (2 spp.); cosmiomma (1 sp.); dermacentor (1 sp.); haemaphysalis (10 spp.); hyalomma (2 spp., one of them with 2 subspp.); ixodes ( ... | 1991 | 1881661 |
| a comparison of the reproductive parameters of females of two reptile tick species. | in comparisons of females of two reptile tick species aponomma hydrosauri and amblyomma limbatum, ap. hydrosauri was initially larger, and after mating on the host engorged faster and remained attached for a shorter time before completing engorgement and detaching. amb. limbatum had a longer period of engorgement, and achieved a greater engorged weight. engorged amb. limbatum females laid significantly more eggs than equivalent sized ap. hydrosauri. although the two species are ecologically simi ... | 1991 | 1787031 |
| aponomma orlovi sp. n.--a new species of ixodid ticks (acarina, ixodidae) from vietnam. | | 1992 | 1644356 |
| interspecific differences in the movements of female ticks on reptiles. | movements of females of two reptile ticks, amblyomma limbatum and aponomma hydrosauri were studied to determine whether the behaviour of the species on hosts was similar or different. experiments were conducted to determine if the movement of females on hosts prior to mating was influenced by the delayed attachment of conspecific males. a field experiment was also undertaken to determine whether data obtained during laboratory experiments reflected the behaviour of females on hosts in the field. ... | 1992 | 1587690 |
| aggregation pheromones in 2 australian hard ticks, ixodes holocyclus and aponomma concolor. | the presence of an aggregation pheromone has been demonstrated for the first time in indigenous australian ticks. filter paper discs exposed to either australian paralysis ticks ixodes holocyclus or echidna ticks aponomma concolor showed inter-sex or intra-sex attraction for ticks of their own species. nymphal exuviae of ap, concolor were highly attractive to adult ticks. discs were significantly attractive to i. holocyclus at distances up to 80 cm. | 1977 | 862817 |
| phylogeny, evolution and historical zoogeography of ticks: a review of recent progress. | there has been much progress in our understanding of the phylogeny and evolution of ticks, particularly hard ticks, in the past 5 years. indeed, a consensus about the phylogeny of the hard ticks has emerged. our current working hypothesis for the phylogeny of ticks is quite different to the working hypothesis of 5 years ago. so that the classification reflects our knowledge of ticks, several changes to the nomenclature of ticks are imminent. one subfamily, the hyalomminae, will probably be sunk, ... | 2002 | 14570116 |
| [a new tick of the genus aponomma occurring on the pangolin in south vietnam]. | | 1957 | 13511096 |
| ultrastructural and genetic evidence of a reptilian tick, aponomma hydrosauri, as a host of rickettsia honei in australia: possible transovarial transmission. | in 1993, a novel rickettsia was isolated from the blood of inhabitants of flinders island, australia, with acute febrile illnesses. this rickettsia was found to be a new species of spotted fever group (sfg) rickettsia, eventually named rickettsia honei. the suspected ectoparasite vector of this rickettsia has yet to be identified. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the presence of this rickettsial species in a suspected tick vector, aponomma hydrosauri, by dna sequencing and electron micr ... | 2003 | 12860602 |
| rickettsia honei: a spotted fever group rickettsia on three continents. | rickettsia honei (also known as strain tt-118) has been detected on three continents. originally isolated in thailand in 1962 (and confirmed in 2001), it has also been detected on flinders island (australia) in 1993 and in texas (usa) in 1998. on each continent it has been associated with a different species of tick. the original isolate (thai tick typhus strain tt-118) was from a pool of larval ixodes and rhipicephalus ticks. later it was detected in i. granulatus from rattus rattus. its pathog ... | 2003 | 12860601 |
| exotic ticks introduced into the united states on imported reptiles from 1962 to 2001 and their potential roles in international dissemination of diseases. | since 1962, a total of 29 species of exotic ticks have been introduced into the united states on imported reptiles, with 17 species from the genus amblyomma, 11 from the genus aponomma and one from the genus hyalomma. in the absence of measures to control introduction of these importations, some exotic tick species will develop breeding colonies and become established as indigenous species and some tickborne diseases may be introduced to wreak havoc among susceptible native populations. however, ... | 2003 | 12719143 |
| a new subfamily, bothriocrotoninae n. subfam., for the genus bothriocroton keirans, king & sharrad, 1994 status amend. (ixodida: ixodidae), and the synonymy of aponomma neumann, 1899 with amblyomma koch, 1844. | evidence suggesting polyphyly of the traditionally recognised tick genus aponomma neumann, 1899 is summarized. continued recognition of this genus in its current concept leaves a polyphyletic genus aponomma and a paraphyletic genus amblyomma koch, 1844. to improve the correlation between our understanding of phylogenetic relationships in metastriate ticks and their classification, a few changes in classification are proposed. the members of the 'indigenous australian aponomma' group (sensu kaufm ... | 2002 | 12386418 |
| evolution of the secondary structure of the rrna internal transcribed spacer 2 (its2) in hard ticks (ixodidae, arthropoda). | its2 sequences are used extensively in molecular taxonomy and population genetics of arthropods and other animals yet little is known about the molecular evolution of its2. we studied the secondary structure of its2 in species from each of the six main lineages of hard ticks (family ixodidae). the its2 of these ticks varied in length from 679 bp in ixodes scapularis to 1547 bp in aponomma concolor. nucleotide content varied also: the its2 of ticks from the prostriata lineage (ixodes spp.) had 46 ... | 2002 | 11920135 |
| invasion: exotic ticks (acari: argasidae, ixodidae) imported into the united states. a review and new records. | a review of the literature and unpublished records from the u.s. national tick collection on the importation of ticks from foreign lands reveals that at least 99 exotic tick species assignable to 11 genera have been either detected and destroyed at ports of entry or inadvertently imported into the united states in the past half century. this number includes four argasid and 95 ixodid species, some of which are important vectors of agents that cause disease to both man and animals. if one include ... | 2001 | 11761384 |
| ticks (acari: ixodidae) spread by the international trade in reptiles and their potential roles in dissemination of diseases. | the international trade in live reptiles has grown dramatically in the last decade. since many of these reptiles are infested with ticks, the number of ticks introduced to new exotic locations has also increased. this is causing concern in importing countries such as the united states because some of the reptilian ticks are known to be vectors of diseases of veterinary and economic importance, such as heartwater. rational measures to control these tick species and to eradicate new introductions ... | 2001 | 11354992 |
| aponomma hydrosauri, the reptile-associated tick reservoir of rickettsia honei on flinders island, australia. | rickettsia honei is the etiologic agent of flinders island (australia) spotted fever. the tick aponomma hydrosauri is associated with reptiles and is the arthropod reservoir for this rickettsia on flinders island. the rickettsia appears to be maintained in the tick via vertical transmission. of 46 ticks examined, 29 (63%) were positive for spotted fever group rickettsiae by detection of the citrate synthase gene by a polymerase chain reaction (pcr). from the positive tick samples, seven were seq ... | 2003 | 14628950 |
| control of an exotic tick (aponomma komodoense) infestation in a komodo dragon (varanus komodoensis) exhibit at a zoo in florida. | a protocol was developed to control an exotic tick (aponomma komodoense) infestation on three komodo dragons (varanus komodoensis) at a florida zoo without direct application of acaricides to the lizards. with the komodo dragons secured within their indoor pens, their outdoor enclosures and the exhibition area were sprayed with a formulation of permethrin prepared specifically for use with reptiles. once the acaricide had dried, the komodo dragons were allowed to return to their outdoor enclosur ... | 2004 | 15305524 |
| a new focus of rickettsia honei spotted fever in south australia. | we recently diagnosed rickettsial spotted fever in four patients from the south-eastern coastal region of south australia near adelaide, an area not known to be endemic for this infection. all infections were acquired within the geographic range of aponomma hydrosauri, the tick vector of rickettsia honei. infection by r. honei was confirmed in two patients. this extension of the known geographic range of r. honei infection may be explained, in part, by alterations in host-parasite ecology. | 2005 | 15748134 |
| systematics and evolution of ticks with a list of valid genus and species names. | in recent years there has been much progress in our understanding of the phylogeny and evolution of ticks, in particular the hard ticks (ixodidae). indeed, a consensus about the phylogeny of the hard ticks has emerged which is quite different to the working hypothesis of 10 years ago. so that the classification reflects our knowledge of ticks, several changes to the nomenclature of ticks are imminent or have been made. one subfamily, the hyalomminae, should be sunk, while another, the bothriocro ... | 2004 | 15938503 |
| reptile trade and the risk of exotic tick introductions into southern south american countries. | ticks exotic for the neotropical region were found on python regius imported into argentina and chile. all ticks (7 males and 3 females) were classified as amblyomma latum koch, 1844 ( = aponomma latum). additionally, four lots comprising 18 males of the argentinean tortoise tick, amblyomma argentinae neumann, 1904, were found on a terrestrial tortoise, chelonoidis chilensis, and on three terrestrial tortoises (probably c. chilensis) imported to uruguay presumably from argentina). these findings ... | 2005 | 15969465 |
| not only 'flinders island' spotted fever. | to demonstrate that flinders island spotted fever (fisf), a spotted fever group rickettsial infection caused by rickettsia honei, is found not only on flinders island (bass strait), tasmania, but elsewhere in south-east australia. | 2005 | 16175900 |
| parasites of domestic and wild animals in south africa. xlvii. ticks of tortoises and other reptiles. | a total of 586 reptiles, belonging to 35 species and five subspecies, were examined in surveys aimed at determining the species spectrum and geographic distribution of ticks that infest them. of these reptiles 509 were tortoises, 28 monitor or other lizards, and 49 snakes. nine ixodid tick species, of which seven belonged to the genus amblyomma, and one argasid tick, ornithodoros compactus were recovered. seven of the ten tick species are parasites of reptiles. amongst these seven species amblyo ... | 2006 | 17058444 |
| bothriocroton oudemansi (neumann, 1910) n. comb. (acari: ixodida: ixodidae), an ectoparasite of the western long-beaked echidna in papua new guinea: redescription of the male and first description of the female and nymph. | specimens of amblyomma oudemansi (neumann, 1910) were collected in papua new guinea from an endangered monotreme, zaglossus bruijni (peters & doria), the western long-beaked echidna. these ticks were compared morphologically and molecularly with species formerly assigned to aponomma neumann, 1899 (now included in bothriocroton keirans, king, & sharrad, 1994 or amblyomma koch, 1844), and a phylogeny was generated. based on our results, we reassign this tick to bothriocroton, as b. oudemansi (neum ... | 2008 | 18210218 |
| an overview of systematics and evolution of ticks. | all species of ticks (acari: ixodida) are grouped into three families: argasidae (186 species), ixodidae (692 species) and nuttalliellidae (monotypic). molecular markers have been developed and applied for tick studies along with conventional techniques. the origin of ticks is during the pre-mid cretaceous period (with both the argasidae and ixodidae being established in the middle cretaceous). primeval hosts were probably reptiles or amphibians. the argasidae contains two to five subfamilies ac ... | 2009 | 19273240 |
| tick infestation on wild snakes in northern part of western ghats of india. | in total, 167 individuals of 30 species of snakes belonging to 22 genera and five families were examined for tick infestation from november 2008 to march 2010. only two species of snakes, ptyas mucosa (l., 1758) (indian rat snake) and naja naja (l., 1758) (spectacled cobra), were found infested by ticks. all ticks collected were identified to be amblyomma gervaisi [previously aponomma gervaisi (lucas, 1847) 1. the average prevalence of these ticks on indian rat snakes (n=48) was 29.16%, with abu ... | 2011 | 21661308 |
| [transfer of exotic tick aponomma latum (koch, 1844) (acari: ixodida: ixodidae) on ball pythons (python regius shaw, 1802) brought to poland]. | 103 specimens of python regius brought to poland between october 2002 and march 2004 were examined. occurrence of tick aponomma latum was reported from 80.6% of the examined reptiles. 549 specimens of a. latum were collected including 341 males, 149 females and 59 nymphs at the various stage of engorgement. tick a. latum is frequently transferred beyond its natural range of occurrence--afrotropical region. | 2004 | 16859046 |
| the population structure of an australian reptile tick, aponomma hydrosauri (acari: ixodidae). i. evidence from an esterase polymorphism. | | 1976 | 978684 |
| viral association with the elusive rickettsia of viper plague from ghana, west africa. | we previously reported a rickettsial heartwater-like disease in vipers from ghana that resembled heartwater in its gross lesions, was apparently transmitted by ticks (aponomma and amblyomma), and responded clinically favorably to early treatment with tetracycline. cell culture showed consistent cytopathic effects in bovine endothelial cells, viper cells, and mouse cells, and inhibition of cytopathic effect by tetracycline in vitro. a type d retrovirus was observed in vacuoles in all infected cel ... | 2008 | 19120239 |