- The
Argasidae are the
family of soft ticks, one of the
three families of ticks. The
family contains 193 species,
although the
composition of the genera...
- three-host life cycle.
Argasid ticks have up to
seven nymphal stages (instars), each one
requiring blood ingestion, and as such,
Argasid ticks undergo a multihost...
- as
vectors of leptospirae. I.
Transmission of
Leptospira pomona by the
argasid tick,
Ornithodoros turicata, and the
persistence of this
organism in its...
-
Argas theilerae (also
known as Theiler's
African white-backed
vulture argasid) is a
species of tick in the
family Argasidae. The
specific epithet honours...
- a
large distribution of this soft
bodied tick due to the warm climate.
Argasid (soft)
ticks have a
multihost life
cycle meaning it has two or more nymphal...
- a
juvenile (nymph) specimen,
combines a soft body
similar to
those of
argasid ticks with
mouthparts more
similar to
those of hard-bodied
ixodid ticks...
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Ornithodoros sawaii is a
species of
argasid tick that is
parasitic on
streaked shearwater and Swinhoe's
storm petrel seabirds in ****an and Korea. The...
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guglielmonei and
Antricola delacruzi in Brazil, and a
description of a new
argasid species (Acari)".
Journal of
Parasitology (Submitted m****cript). 94 (4):...
- Nathalie; Gould, Ernest; Nuttall,
Patricia (April 2004). "Ixodid and
Argasid Tick
Species and West Nile Virus".
Emerging Infectious Diseases. 10 (4):...
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Ornithodoros gurneyi, a
kangaroo soft tick, is a
species of the
argasid family. A
parasite found in arid
regions of Australia, the
species occurs on red...
