• Acaricides resistance in ticks : selection, diagnosis, mechanisms, and mitigation 

      Obaid, Muhammad Kashif; Islam, Nabila; Alouffi, Abdulaziz; Khan, Alam Zeb; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva; Tanaka, Tetsuya; Ali, Abid (2022) [Artículo de periódico]
      Ticks are blood-feeding ecto-parasites that have a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Ticks cause economic losses in the form of reduced blood, meat and dairy products, as well as ...
    • 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) [Artículo 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 ...
    • Host immune responses to salivary components : a critical facet of tick-host interactions 

      Ali, Abid; Zeb, Ismail; Alouffi, Abdulaziz; Zahid, Hafsa; Almutairi, Mashal M.; Alshammari, Fahdah Ayed; Alrouji, Mohammed; Termignoni, Carlos; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva; Tanaka, Tetsuya (2022) [Artículo de periódico]
      Tick sialome is comprised of a rich cocktail of bioactive molecules that function as a tool to disarm host immunity, assist blood-feeding, and play a vibrant role in pathogen transmission. The adaptation of the tick’s ...
    • 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) [Artículo 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 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) [Artículo 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) [Artículo 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 ...