• Ecology and genetic identification of freshwater turtles in Pakistan 

      Khan, Muhammad Qayash; Yaseen; Zahid, Hafsa; Numan, Muhammad; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva; Ali, Abid (2021) [Artigo de periódico]
      Background: The turtle population plays an important role in sustaining the water ecosystem by minimizing pollution from water. The identification and molecular investigation of freshwater fauna is essential for conservation ...
    • First report of Rickettsia conorii in Hyalomma kumari ticks 

      Ullah, Shafi; Alouffi, Abdulaziz; Almutairi, Mashal M.; Islam, Nabila; Rehman, Gauhar; Islam, Zia Ul; Ahmed, Haroon; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia; Tanaka, Tetsuya; Ali, Abid (2023) [Artigo de periódico]
      As a vector of wide range of pathogenic agents, ticks pose health threats to wild and domestic animals, and humans. Information is unavailable about the prevalence and spatial survey of Hyalomma kumari ticks and associated ...
    • Low genetic polymorphism in the immunogenic sequences of Rhipicephalus microplus clade C 

      Zeb, Ismail; Almutairi, Mashal M.; Alouffi, Abdulaziz; Islam, Nabila; Parizi, Luis Fernando; Safi, Sher Zaman; Tanaka, Tetsuya; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva; Ali, Abid (2022) [Artigo de periódico]
      Rhipicephalus microplus tick highly affects the veterinary sector throughout the world. Different tick control methods have been adopted, and the identification of tick-derived highly immunogenic sequences for the development ...
    • Molecular characterization of Paramphistomum cervi in buffaloes 

      Rafiq, Naseem; Niaz, Sadaf; Zeb, Ismail; Ayaz, Sultan; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva; Ali, Abid (2020) [Artigo de periódico]
      Background: Paramphistomiasis (Rumen fluke disease) in ruminants is a major health problem, characterized by coarse hair, weakness, loss of appetite, weight retardations, intestine ulcers, inter-mandibular inflammation, ...
    • Molecular detection of Rickettsia hoogstraalii in Hyalomma anatolicum and Haemaphysalis sulcata : updated knowledge on the epidemiology of tick-borne Rickettsia hoogstraalii 

      Aneela, Aneela; Almutairi, Mashal M.; Alouffi, Abdulaziz; Ahmed, Haroon; Tanaka, Tetsuya; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva; Chang, Shun-Chung; Chen, Chien Chin; Ali, Abid (2023) [Artigo de periódico]
      Ticks are hematophagous ectoparasites that transmit pathogens to animals and humans. Updated knowledge regarding the global epidemiology of tick-borne Rickettsia hoogstraalii is dispersed, and its molecular detection and ...
    • Molecular survey and spatial distribution of Rickettsia spp. in ticks infesting free-ranging wild animals in Pakistan (2017–2021) 

      Ali, Abid; Shehla, Shehla; Zahid, Hafsa; Ullah, Farman; Zeb, Ismail; Ahmed, Haroon; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva; Tanaka, Tetsuya (2022) [Artigo de periódico]
      Rickettsia spp. associated with ticks infesting wild animals have been mostly neglected in several countries, including Pakistan. To address this knowledge gap, ticks were collected during 2017 to 2021 from wild animals ...