Molecular detection of bacterial and parasitic pathogens in hard ticks from Portugal

Ticks are important vector arthropods of human and animal pathogens. As information about agents of disease circulating in vectors in Portugal is limited, the aim of the present study was to detect bacteria and parasites with veterinary and zoonotic importance in ticks collected from dogs, cats, and field vegetation. A total of 925 ticks, comprising 888 (96.0%) adults, 8 (0.9%) nymphs, and 29 (3.1%) larvae, were collected in 4 geographic areas (districts) of Portugal.
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Theileria infection in domestic ruminants in northern Ethiopia

Authors: Baneth G, Gebrekidan H, Hailu A, Kassahun A, Maia C, Rohousova I, Talmi-Frank D, Warburg A
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: Veterinary Parasitology
Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304401713006390

Piroplasmosis caused by different tick-borne hemoprotozoan parasites of the genera Theileria and Babesia is among the most economically important infections of domestic ruminants in sub-Saharan Africa. A survey for piroplasm infection was conducted in three locations in Northern Ethiopia. Of 525 domestic ruminants surveyed, 80% of the cattle, 94% of the sheep and 2% of the goats were positive for different Theileria spp. based on PCR of blood followed by DNA sequencing.
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Molecular detection of bacterial and parasitic pathogens in hard ticks from Portugal

Theileria infection in domestic ruminants in northern Ethiopia

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