Three Palearctic members of the subgenus Pholeoixodes, i.e., Ixodes canisuga, Ixodes hexagonus and Ixodes kaiseri are frequently collected from dogs, cats, red foxes, badgers and other carnivorous/insectivorous hosts in Europe. While a pictorial identification key has been reported for female ...
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Hornok, S.; Meyer-Kayser, E.; Kontschán, J.; Takács, N.; Plantard, O.; Cullen, S.; Gaughran, A.; Szekeres, S.; Majoros, G.; Relja Beck; Boldogh, S. A.; Gábor Horváth; Kutasi, C.; Sándor, A. D.
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Elsevier GmbH, Munich, Germany
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Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2021, 12, 4,
Background: While in Europe Babesia canis has been traditionally held responsible for canine piroplasmosis, Babesia microti-like piroplasm (Bml) infection is being ever more observed in dogs, with the first clinical cases reported in northwestern Spain. This study examines the epidemiological role...
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Checa, R.; Fidalgo, L. E.; Montoya, A.; López, A. M.; Barrera, J. P.; Gálvez, R.; Sánchez de la Nieta, S.; Marino, V.; Sarquis, J.; Miró, G.
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BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
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Parasites and Vectors, 2019, 12, 127, pp (26 March 2019)
Background: Tick-borne diseases are a major health risk for humans and dogs. In addition to collection and analysis of questing ticks, analysis of host-associated ticks for the presence of pathogens is a valuable method to gain insight into transmission patterns of tick-borne diseases. Methods:...
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Schreiber, C.; Krücken, J.; Beck, S.; Maaz, D.; Packnike, S.; Krieger, K.; Gross, M.; Kohn, B.; Samson-Himmelstjerna, G. von
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BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
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Parasites and Vectors, 2014, 7, 535, pp (2 December 2014)
Background: Anaplasma phagocytophilum is the etiological agent of canine granulocytic anaplasmosis in dogs and causes human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA). Tick-borne anaplasmosis has been recognised as an emerging zoonotic health concern worldwide. The aim of the present study was to determine...
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Keyte, S.; Abdullah, S.; James, K.; Newbury, H.; Helps, C.; Tasker, S.; Wall, R.
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Wiley, Chichester, UK
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Veterinary Record, 2021, 188, 8,
The authors of the present study received a number of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from different regions of Germany in 2018-2021. In most cases, the ticks were removed from pet dogs or cats. In one case, engorged and detached ticks were found in a house, and it was unclear how they had gained...
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Kahl, O.; Bulling, I.; Chitimia-Dobler, L.
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Elsevier GmbH, Munich, Germany
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Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2022, 13, 4,
The present survey aimed to investigate flea and tick fauna parasitizing Slovak red fox populations with special emphasis on canine pathogens they transmit. A total of 407 fleas and 105 ticks were collected from 90 red foxes from two geographically distant regions. Seven flea species (Chaetopsylla...
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Víchová, B.; Bona, M.; Miterpáková, M.; Kraljik, J.; Čabanová, V.; Nemčíková, G.; Hurníková, Z.; Oravec, M.
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., New Rochelle, USA
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Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2018, 18, 11, pp 611-619
Piroplasmosis is caused by several species of protozoa such as the Babesia microti-like piroplasm (Bml), an emerging blood protozoan also known as Theileria annae or Babesia vulpes. Infection by Bml was first reported in dogs in Spain where it is endemic today. Recently, a high prevalence of Bml...
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Checa, R.; López-Beceiro, A. M.; Montoya, A.; Barrera, J. P.; Ortega, N.; Gálvez, R.; Marino, V.; González, J.; Olmeda, Á. S.; Fidalgo, L. E.; Miró, G.
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Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Veterinary Parasitology, 2018, 252, pp 22-28
Background: The engagement of companion animal owners into the process of collecting epidemiological data can be facilitated through smartphone applications. In April 2018, the "tekenscanner" (Dutch for tick scanner) app was launched with the aim of engaging pet owners and veterinarians to record...
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Jongejan, F.; Jong, S. de; Voskuilen, T.; Heuvel, L. van den; Bouman, R.; Heesen, H.; Ijzermans, C.; Berger, L.
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BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
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Parasites and Vectors, 2019, 12, 116, pp (26 March 2019)
Background: In Europe, hard ticks of the subgenus Pholeoixodes (Ixodidae: Ixodes) are usually associated with burrow-dwelling mammals and terrestrial birds. Reports of Pholeoixodes spp. from carnivores are frequently contradictory, and their identification is not based on key diagnostic characters. ...
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Hornok, S.; Sándor, A. D.; Beck, R.; Farkas, R.; Beati, L.; Kontschán, J.; Takács, N.; Földvári, G.; Silaghi, C.; Meyer-Kayser, E.; Hodžić, A.; Tomanović, S.; Abdullah, S.; Wall, R.; Estrada-Peña, A.; Duscher, G. G.; Plantard, O.
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BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
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Parasites and Vectors, 2017, 10, 545, pp (3 November 2017)
Ticks are vectors for many pathogens of veterinary and medical interest. In order to monitor ticks and tick-borne pathogens, the "Tekenscanner" (Dutch for Tick scanner), a citizen science project, was launched in The Netherlands. It is a smartphone application for pet-owners to get ticks from their ...
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Kooyman, F. N. J.; Zweerus, H.; Nijsse, E. R.; Jongejan, F.; Wagenaar, J. A.; Broens, E. M.
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Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany
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Parasitology Research, 2022, 121, 7, pp 1887-1893