Showing papers in "Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases in 2016"

TL;DR: 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 sites, resulting in 1286 D. marginatus (Sulzer, 1776) and D. reticulatus (Fabricius, 1794) locations.

TL;DR: In view of the continuing geographic spread of these tick species, as well as the effects of climate change on vector-borne diseases, it is timely to encourage research on diapause phenomena to improve understanding of their biology and of pathogen transmission dynamics.

TL;DR: The field of reverse vaccinology developed as an outcome of the genome sequence revolution as discussed by the authors, where computers were used to mine genome sequences to rationally design recombinant vaccines, which led to the elimination of several highly infectious diseases.

TL;DR: The Muguga cocktail ITM vaccine, which provides broad-spectrum immunity to ECF, is now a registered product in three countries in eastern Africa and effort is directed at improving and scaling up the production process to make this vaccine more widely available on a commercial basis in the region.

TL;DR: Although carnivores may not be reservoir hosts for zoonotic Rickettsia, they can have an important role as mechanical dispersers of infected ticks, supporting their role in piroplasmid life-cycle.

TL;DR: The results represent an impressive expansion of knowledge on tick fauna and rickettsiae and are essential for understanding the ecology of ticks and tick-borne diseases in the Neotropical region, particularly in midwestern Brazil.

TL;DR: The baseline knowledge of the microbiome of ticks in Malaysia is provided, focusing on tick-associated bacteria affecting the Orang Asli communities, including Rickettsia and Coxiella.

TL;DR: An attempt is made to delineate the current knowledge with regard to the ancestral reconstruction of the tick (Ixodida) lineage, indicating modification with descent, as expected for Darwinian evolutionary theory.

TL;DR: The prevalence of SFTSV, TBEV, POWV, OHFV, and LGTV in ixodid ticks collected from vegetation in the ROK to aid the understanding of the epidemiology of tick-borne viral diseases is determined.

TL;DR: A snapshot map of the risk of human infection with B. burgdorferi s.

TL;DR: The risk of developing a Borrelia infection after a bite by a BorRELia-infected tick is small but increases with the duration of tick feeding, and regional and sex differences in the Borrelian seroprevalence were found.

TL;DR: The archipelago of Kotka is a newly emerged TBE focus of Siberian subtype TBEV circulating notably in I. ricinus, and patients had on average longer hospitalization than reported for the European subtype infection.

TL;DR: The study determined the actual range of this tick in Poland, monitored its expansion in 2012-2014 and correlated abiotic conditions on its known range, and showed the need for the monitoring of the D. reticulatus expansion.

TL;DR: Very strong evidence is provided for the presence of reproducing populations of Hyalomma marginatum in parts of southern continental France and the introduction of immature developmental stages of H. marginatum into France probably through trans-Mediterranean bird migrations.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers associated with host resistance to ticks in South African Nguni cattle using DNA from hair and blood samples and genotyping using the Illumina BovineSNP50 assay.

TL;DR: The present study provides the first molecular detection of Hepatozoon sp.

TL;DR: Belief that a prevention behavior is effective was highly correlated with performing that behavior but perceived burdensomeness does not appear to influence behavior performance, and reasons for differential uptake of preventive behaviors remains unknown.

TL;DR: The sialotranscriptome assembled in this work, greatly improves on the sequence information available for R. appendiculatus and is a valuable resource for potential future vaccine candidate selection.

TL;DR: In this paper, Ixodes ricinus and I. persulcatus from Estonia were subjected to a search for interspecific hybrids based on nuclear (ITS2) and mitochondrial (cox1) markers as well as morphological features.

TL;DR: This is the first report showing the presence of nucleic acid of Rickettsia in Ornithodoros hasei ticks from South American bats, and the sequences of this new species were deposited in GenBank as CandidatusRickettsia wissemanii.

TL;DR: The efficacy of 11 essential oils from Brazil on reproductive efficiency and lethality of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus was evaluated, suggesting the absence of synergistic effect among its compounds.

TL;DR: Results demonstrate that field-collected I. scapularis is capable of serving as a vector of B. mayonii, and indicate that it likely is a primary vector to humans of this recently recognized Lyme borreliosis spirochete.

TL;DR: The results indicate that A. ovale can act as a natural reservoir for Rickettsia sp.

TL;DR: An artificial membrane feeding system used to feed long mouthpart ticks is adapted to reduce the contamination found in the cement cone, and proteomic analysis of the cones identified both secreted and non-secreted tick proteins.

TL;DR: Results show the presence of rickettsiae in vectors that may be responsible for transmission to humans in Costa Rica, and evidence suggests exposure to ricketsial organisms in the human environment may be common.

TL;DR: This research identified A. platys by PCR and phylogenetic analysis in dogs from La Comarca Lagunera, a region formed by three municipalities, Torreon, Gomez-Palacio and Lerdo, in the Northern states of Coahuila and Durango, Mexico, and confirmed that the E. canis strains isolated from Mexico belong to a conservative clade of E.Canis and are closely related to strains from USA.

TL;DR: The identification of these bacteria in several feeding ticks suggests the risk of various emerging tick-borne diseases and endosymbionts in humans, wildlife, and domestic animals in Thailand.

TL;DR: The combined use of serologic, molecular, cytologic, hematologic analyses and physical examination of tick exposure for an accurate diagnosis of ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis is recommended.

TL;DR: The results of the present study suggest an increase in I. ricinus abundance on the island and Borrelia and TBEV prevalence in ticks was evaluated using conventional and real-time PCR.

TL;DR: The morphology of the tick showed specific characteristics of H. rufipes, and the 16S rDNA sequence of the ticks from Germany and Tanzania were identical to the corresponding 17S r DNA sequence from Tanzania, and they both were closely related to Hyalomma marginatum.