Tick-borne bacteria and protozoa detected in ticks collected from domestic animals and wildlife in central and southern Portugal

Ticks are vectors of many human and animal pathogens. The aim of this study was to screen bacteria and protozoa from ticks infesting domestic animals and wildlife collected in central and southern Portugal. A total of 593 ticks, comprising 465 (78.4%) adults, 122 (20.6%) nymphs, and six (1.0%) larvae, were collected from 283 hosts of […]
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Cercopithifilaria sp II in Vulpes vulpes: new host affiliation for an enigmatic canine filarioid

Authors: Annoscia G, Azevedo F, Casero M, Colella V, Latrofa MS, Maia C, Otranto D, Pereira A
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Parasitology Research
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00436-016-5308-7

Cercopithifilaria bainae and Cercopithifilaria grassii (Spirurida, Onchocercidae) are filarioids inhabiting the skin of dogs worldwide. The microfilariae of a third species namely, Cercopithifilaria sp. II sensu Otranto et al. 2013, have been morphologically and molecularly characterized but scientific knowledge of this parasite is minimal. The first case of infection of a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with the filarioid Cercopithifilaria sp. II is […]
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Tick-borne bacteria and protozoa detected in ticks collected from domestic animals and wildlife in central and southern Portugal

Cercopithifilaria sp II in Vulpes vulpes: new host affiliation for an enigmatic canine filarioid

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