Transcriptome and Proteome Response of Rhipicephalus annulatus Tick Vector to Babesia bigemina Infection

Authors: Antunes S, Couto J, Ferrolho J, Sanches GS, Merino Charrez JO, De la Cruz Hernández N, Mazuz M, Villar M, Shkap V, de la Fuente J, Domingos A
Publication Year: 2019
Journal: Frontiers in Physiology
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31001128

A system biology approach was used to gain insight into tick biology and interactions between vector and pathogen. Rhipicephalus annulatus is one of the main vectors of Babesia bigemina which has a massive impact on animal health. It is vital to obtain more information about this relationship, to better understand tick and pathogen biology, pathogen transmission dynamics, and new […]
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PCR detection of Ehrlichia ruminantium and Babesia bigemina in cattle from Kwara State, Nigeria: unexpected absence of infection

Authors: Hector E, Elelu N, Ferrolho J, Couto J, Sanches GS, Antunes S, Domingos A, Eisler MC
Publication Year: 2019
Journal: Parasitology Research
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30656410

Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) continue to pose an insidious and ever-present threat to livestock and livelihoods across the globe. Two of the most significant TBDs of cattle in Africa are heartwater and babesioisis, caused by Ehrlichia ruminantium and Babesia bigemina respectively. Both pathogens are endemic in Nigeria. However, to date, little data has been […]
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Molecular heterogeneity of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato and screening for Ehrlichia canis in mainland Portugal

Authors: Sanches GS, Couto J, Silva-Pedrosa R, Ferrolho J, Santos AS, Santos-Silva MM, Antunes S, Domingos A
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29958827

The present study aimed to expand knowledge regarding the molecular characterization of R. sanguineus s.l. in Portugal and to screen for ticks naturally infected with E. canis. A total of 113 R. sanguineus s.l. were collected questing or attached to domestic and wild animals from the 18 administrative regions of mainland Portugal. All the ticks […]
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Ferritin 1 silencing effect in Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae) during experimental infection with Ehrlichia canis

Authors: André MR, Antunes S, Bechara GH, Couto J, Domingos A, Évora PM, Ferrolho J, Machado RZ, Rosa C, Sanches GS
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X1630190X?via%3Dihub

Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (s.l.) is a very common ectoparasite of domestic dogs able to transmit several pathogens of human and veterinary importance. Tick infestations and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) remain a serious and persistent problem, due to the lack of efficient control measures. It is therefore vital that novel approaches to control are pursued. Whilst […]
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Molecular detection of pathogens in ticks infesting cattle in Nampula province, Mozambique

Authors: Antunes S, Domingos A, Magaia V, Matsimbe AM, Neves L, Noormahomed E, Sanches GS
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Experimental and Applied Acarology
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10493-017-0155-5

Ticks are ectoparasites that can act as vectors of a large number of pathogens in wild and domestic animals, pets, and occasionally humans. The global threat of emerging or re-emerging tick-borne diseases supports the need for research focused in the zoonotic transmission, especially in countries like Mozambique where rural populations are in close contact with […]
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Transcriptome and Proteome Response of Rhipicephalus annulatus Tick Vector to Babesia bigemina Infection

PCR detection of Ehrlichia ruminantium and Babesia bigemina in cattle from Kwara State, Nigeria: unexpected absence of infection

Molecular heterogeneity of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato and screening for Ehrlichia canis in mainland Portugal

Ferritin 1 silencing effect in Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae) during experimental infection with Ehrlichia canis

Molecular detection of pathogens in ticks infesting cattle in Nampula province, Mozambique

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