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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lixin Wang, Ammie Rupani, Luis A. Grado, Luis M. Lopez Salazara, LaReyna A. Trinidad, Jerry L. Cook, Jeremy Bechelli
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence of rickettsiae associated with fleas on companion dogs and cats in Walker and Montgomery Counties, East Texas. The results revealed the presence of R. felis in flea samples from dogs and highlighted the potential risk of flea-borne spotted fever to humans.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
(2022)
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Veterinary Sciences
Hannah Stanley, DeLacy V. L. Rhodes
Summary: Tick-borne diseases pose a significant threat to both humans and their pets. This study in Hall County, Georgia identified various species of Rickettsia in ticks removed from companion animals, highlighting the risk of these animals contracting Rickettsia from tick bites and emphasizing the importance of further investigation and tick prevention measures.
VETERINARY SCIENCES
(2021)
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Chemistry, Organic
Luca S. Dobson, Qingzhi Zhang, Benjamin A. Mckay, Oluwayinka Oke, Chukwuemeka Isanbor, Mohd Faheem Khan, Bruno A. Piscelli, David B. Cordes, Rodrigo A. Cormanich, Cormac D. Murphy, David O'Hagan
Summary: This work presents a direct synthesis of the (ss,ss ',ss ''-trifluoro)-tert-butyl (TFTB) group and explores its properties. The study focuses on synthetic transformations, conformational analysis, and metabolism of the TFTB group, providing insights for the discovery of bioactives.
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Infectious Diseases
Marcos Antonio Bezerra-Santos, Lucia Oliveira de Macedo, Viet-Linh Nguyen, Ranju R. S. Manoj, Younes Laidoudi, Maria Stefania Latrofa, Frederic Beugnet, Domenico Otranto
Summary: This study investigated the occurrence of Cercopithifilaria species in ticks collected from dogs and cats in Asian countries. Cercopithifilaria bainae was found to be the most prevalent species. Molecular detection of C. bainae in ticks collected from cats and R. haemaphysaloides ticks was reported for the first time. This suggests that the biological cycle of C. bainae may involve other tick species and domestic cats. Further studies on the role of these hosts are needed.
TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
(2022)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Alicja Buczek, Weronika Buczek
Summary: This study highlights the potential role of companion animals, particularly dogs, in the transmission of ticks and tick-borne pathogens, emphasizing that increased human mobility elevates the risk of exposure of these animals to tick attacks. The importation of ticks on dogs from endemic areas or other continents poses a significant threat in spreading tick-borne diseases to non-endemic regions.
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Parasitology
F. N. J. Kooyman, H. Zweerus, E. R. Nijsse, F. Jongejan, J. A. Wagenaar, E. M. Broens
Summary: A citizen science project called Tekenscanner was launched in The Netherlands to monitor ticks and tick-borne pathogens. This smartphone application allows pet owners to identify ticks on their dogs or cats and check them for pathogens for free. The study results showed the presence of diverse pathogens in companion animals and their ticks, suggesting their role as sentinels for emerging tick-borne pathogens.
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anna E. Jacob, Jeffrey Scott Weese, Joyce Rosseau, Katie M. Clow
Summary: Increasing temperatures due to climate change have led to the expansion of Ixodes scapularis ticks in Canada, which carry pathogens that are significant for public and animal health. A study on ticks of companion animals found that B. burgdorferi had a higher prevalence in certain regions of Canada, while B. miyamotoi and A. phagocytophilum had lower prevalence rates.
ZOONOSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Entomology
Mackenzie L. Kwak, Abigail Ng
Summary: Efforts to study the diversity and ecology of ticks and tick-borne microbes are ongoing in Singapore. In a nationwide surveillance, three previously unreported species of Haemaphysalis were discovered, including two species that infest humans. The threat posed by these tick species to human and animal health in Singapore is discussed.