| a survey of ticks (acari: ixodidae) of companion animals in australia. | ticks are among the most important vectors of pathogens affecting companion animals, and also cause health problems such as tick paralysis, anaemia, dermatitis, and secondary infections. twenty ixodid species have previously been recorded on dogs, cats, and horses in australia, including rhipicephalus sanguineus, ixodes holocyclus and haemaphysalis longicornis, which transmit tick-borne diseases. a survey of hard ticks (acari: ixodidae) was conducted during 2012-2015 to investigate tick species ... | 2016 | 27160149 |
| vector of trypanosoma copemani identified as ixodes sp. | summarya total of 41 ticks were collected from 15 quokkas on bald island and 2 ticks from a gilbert's potoroo from two peoples bay. three species of ixodid ticks ixodes australiensis, ixodes hirsti and ixodes myrmecobii were identified on the quokkas known to have a high prevalence of trypanosoma copemani. tick faeces from ticks isolated from 8 individual quokkas and a gilbert's potoroo were examined with one identified as positive for trypanosomes. faecal examination revealed trypanosomes simil ... | 2011 | 21518469 |
| phylogenetic analysis of the australasian paralysis ticks and their relatives (ixodidae: ixodes: sternalixodes). | the australasian paralysis ticks and their relatives, ixodes latrielle, subgenus sternalixodes schulze, are some of the most important ticks in the region. however, very little is known about their phylogenetic relationships. the aim of this study was to elucidate the evolutionary relationships of members of the subgenus sternalixodes by undertaking phylogenetic analyses of morphological and molecular datasets. | 2017 | 28253889 |
| redescription of the numbat tick ixodes (sternalixodes) myrmecobii roberts, 1962 (acari: ixodidae) with descriptions of the male and nymph, and new host records. | limited knowledge regarding the biology and identification of the australian tick ixodes myrmecobii exists with only the female described to date. here we provide a description of the male and nymph as well as a redescription of the female. all described stages are molecularly characterised using the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (co1) and internal transcribed spacer 2 (its2) loci. an updated list of hosts is presented including the first records from humans, cattle and several native species. ... | 2017 | 28610301 |