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Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille, 1806): Neotype designation, morphological re-description of all parasitic stages and molecular characterization by Nava, Santiago, Beati, Lorenza, Venzal, José M., Labruna, Marcelo B., Szabó, Matias P.J., Petney, Trevor, Saracho-Bottero, María N., Tarragona, Evelina L., Dantas-Torres, Filipe, Silva, Maria M. Santos, Mangold, Atilio J., Guglielmone, Alberto A., Estrada-Peña, Agustín

“…The aims of this work were to re-describe all parasitic stages of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu stricto, to select and deposit a neotype, and to characterize…”
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Argasid and ixodid systematics: Implications for soft tick evolution and systematics, with a new argasid species list by Mans, Ben J., Featherston, Jonathan, Kvas, Marija, Pillay, Kerry-Anne, de Klerk, Daniel G., Pienaar, Ronel, de Castro, Minique H., Schwan, Tom G., Lopez, Job E., Teel, Pete, Pérez de León, Adalberto A., Sonenshine, Daniel E., Egekwu, Noble I., Bakkes, Deon K., Heyne, Heloise, Kanduma, Esther G., Nyangiwe, Nkululeko, Bouattour, Ali, Latif, Abdalla A.

“…The systematics of the genera and subgenera within the soft tick family Argasidae is not adequately resolved. Different classification schemes, reflecting…”
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Ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae, Ixodidae) of Brazil: Updated species checklist and taxonomic keys by Dantas-Torres, Filipe, Fernandes Martins, Thiago, Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián, Onofrio, Valeria Castilho, Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes

“…Ticks are ectoparasites of great medical and veterinary significance in the neotropical region. In Brazil, they are responsible for enormous economic losses to…”
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Reassessment of the taxonomic status of Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) with the description of three new species, Amblyomma tonelliae n. sp., Amblyomma interandinum n. sp. and Amblyomma patinoi n. sp., and reinstatement of Amblyomma mixtum Koch, 1844, and Amblyomma sculptum Berlese, 1888 (Ixodida: Ixodidae) by Nava, Santiago, Beati, Lorenza, Labruna, Marcelo B., Cáceres, Abraham G., Mangold, Atilio J., Guglielmone, Alberto A.

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Multiple resistance to acaricides in field populations of Rhipicephalus microplus from Rio Grande do Sul state, Southern Brazil by Klafke, Guilherme, Webster, Anelise, Dall Agnol, Bruno, Pradel, Endrigo, Silva, Jeniffer, de La Canal, Luiz Henrique, Becker, Marcelo, Osório, Mateus Felipe, Mansson, Melanie, Barreto, Rafael, Scheffer, Ramon, Souza, Ugo Araújo, Corassini, Vivian Bamberg, Dos Santos, Julsan, Reck, José, Martins, João Ricardo

“…Acaricide resistance is a major obstacle to the control of Rhipicephalus microplus. Historically, the indiscriminate use of chemical compounds has contributed…”
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Geographical distribution of Dermacentor marginatus and Dermacentor reticulatus in Europe by Rubel, Franz, Brugger, Katharina, Pfeffer, Martin, Chitimia-Dobler, Lidia, Didyk, Yuliya M, Leverenz, Sandra, Dautel, Hans, Kahl, Olaf

“…The goal of this paper is to present up-to-date maps depicting the geographical distribution of Dermacentor species in Europe based on georeferenced sampling…”
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Tick-borne diseases and co-infection: Current considerations by Cutler, Sally J., Vayssier-Taussat, Muriel, Estrada-Peña, Agustín, Potkonjak, Aleksandar, Mihalca, Andrei D., Zeller, Hervé

“…Over recent years, a multitude of pathogens have been reported to be tick-borne. Given this, it is unsurprising that these might co-exist within the same tick,…”
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The biology of Ixodes ricinus with emphasis on its ecology by Kahl, Olaf, Gray, Jeremy S.

“…Prior to its identification as the vector of Lyme borreliosis spirochaetes in Europe in 1983, interest in Ixodes ricinus (L.) was moderate and mainly concerned…”
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First records of adult Hyalomma marginatum and H. rufipes ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Sweden by Grandi, Giulio, Chitimia-Dobler, Lidia, Choklikitumnuey, Phimphanit, Strube, Christina, Springer, Andrea, Albihn, Ann, Jaenson, Thomas G.T., Omazic, Anna

“…From July 2018 to January 2019 we recorded 41 specimens of adult Hyalomma ticks, which had been found on horses, cattle or humans in 14 Swedish provinces. In…”
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What do we still need to know about Ixodes ricinus? by Gray, Jeremy, Kahl, Olaf, Zintl, Annetta

“…•Ixodes ricinus: state of the science.•Ixodes ricinus: unresolved questions.•Ixodes ricinus: future research. In spite of many decades of intensive research on…”
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A review of reverse vaccinology approaches for the development of vaccines against ticks and tick borne diseases by Lew-Tabor, A E, Rodriguez Valle, M

“…The field of reverse vaccinology developed as an outcome of the genome sequence revolution. Following the introduction of live vaccinations in the western…”
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Rhipicephalus linnaei (Audouin, 1826) recognised as the “tropical lineage” of the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato: Neotype designation, redescription, and establishment of morphological and molecular reference by Šlapeta, Jan, Halliday, Bruce, Chandra, Shona, Alanazi, Abdullah D., Abdel-Shafy, Sobhy

“…•Neotype of Rhipicephalus linnaei (Audouin, 1826).•Rhipicephalus linnaei is distributed in the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia.•New mitogenome…”
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The distribution limit of the common tick, Ixodes ricinus, and some associated pathogens in north-western Europe by Hvidsten, D., Frafjord, K., Gray, J.S., Henningsson, A.J., Jenkins, A., Kristiansen, B.E., Lager, M., Rognerud, B., Slåtsve, A.M., Stordal, F., Stuen, S., Wilhelmsson, P.

“…In north-western Europe, the common tick, Ixodes ricinus, is widely established, its distribution appears to be increasing and the spread of tick-borne…”
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Pathogen transmission in relation to duration of attachment by Ixodes scapularis ticks by Eisen, Lars

“…The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, is the primary vector to humans in the eastern United States of the deer tick virus lineage of Powassan virus…”
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Host association of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato: A review by Wolcott, Katherine A., Margos, Gabriele, Fingerle, Volker, Becker, Noémie S.

“…Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) is a bacterial species complex that includes the etiological agents of the most frequently reported vector-borne disease…”
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Dermacentor reticulatus is a vector of tick-borne encephalitis virus by Ličková, Martina, Fumačová Havlíková, Sabína, Sláviková, Monika, Slovák, Mirko, Drexler, Jan F., Klempa, Boris

“…Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV; family Flaviviridae) is the most medically important tick-borne virus in Europe and Asia. Ixodes ricinus and I…”
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Anaplasma spp. in North Africa: A review on molecular epidemiology, associated risk factors and genetic characteristics by Ben Said, Mourad, Belkahia, Hanène, Messadi, Lilia

“…The genus Anaplasma belonging to the Anaplasmataceae family (order Rickettsiales) comprises obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria of veterinary and…”
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Nuclear (18S-28S rRNA) and mitochondrial genome markers of Carios (Carios) vespertilionis (Argasidae) support Carios Latreille, 1796 as a lineage embedded in the Ornithodorinae: re-classification of the Carios sensu Klompen and Oliver (1993) clade into its respective subgenera by Mans, Ben J., Kelava, Samuel, Pienaar, Ronel, Featherston, Jonathan, de Castro, Minique H., Quetglas, Juan, Reeves, Will K., Durden, Lance A., Miller, Myrna M., Laverty, Theresa M., Shao, Renfu, Takano, Ai, Kawabata, Hiroki, Moustafa, Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed, Nakao, Ryo, Matsuno, Keita, Greay, Telleasha L., Evasco, Kimberly L., Barker, Dayana, Barker, Stephen C.

“…Argasid systematics remains controversial with widespread adherence to the Hoogstraal (1985) classification scheme, even though it does not reflect…”
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Theileria orientalis Ikeda in host-seeking Haemaphysalis longicornis in Virginia, U.S.A by Thompson, Alec T., White, Seth, Shaw, David, Egizi, Andrea, Lahmers, Kevin, Ruder, Mark G., Yabsley, Michael J.

“…[Display omitted] •First detection of a pathogen in exotic Haemaphysalis longicornis in U.S.A.•13 % of Haemaphysalis longicornis from Albemarle Co, Virginia,…”
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Phylogenies from mitochondrial genomes of 120 species of ticks: Insights into the evolution of the families of ticks and of the genus Amblyomma by Kelava, Samuel, Mans, Ben J., Shao, Renfu, Moustafa, Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed, Matsuno, Keita, Takano, Ai, Kawabata, Hiroki, Sato, Kozue, Fujita, Hiromi, Ze, Chen, Plantard, Olivier, Hornok, Sandor, Gao, Shan, Barker, Dayana, Barker, Stephen C., Nakao, Ryo

“…[Display omitted] •18 new mitochondrial genome sequences of ticks.•Novel tick mitochondrial genome arrangement of Amblyomma (Africaniella)…”
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