• Jaenson TG , Talleklint L , Lundqvist L , Olsen B , Chirico J , Mejlon H . Geographical distribution, host associations, and vector roles of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae) in Sweden. (cdc.gov)
  • Forty-two larvae of Argas keiransi (Acari: Argasidae) were collected from the Chimango Caracara, Milvago chimango (Falconiformes: Falconidae), at three localities in La Pampa Province, Argentina. (bioone.org)
  • Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae and Argasidae) transmit multiple and diverse pathogens (including bacteria, protozoa, and viruses), which cause a wide range of human and animal diseases, including rickettsial diseases, caused by bacteria in the order Rickettsiales. (cdc.gov)
  • Soft ticks of the family Argasidae lack the hard scutum or shield present in hard ticks of the family Ixodidae. (wikipedia.org)
  • Distribution of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. spirochaete DNA in British ticks (Argasidae and Ixodidae) since the 19th century, assessed by PCR. (cdc.gov)
  • Dorsal view of a female Ixodes scapularis (family Ixodidae, hard ticks), a vector of Borrelia burgdorferi (left), and a female Ornithodoros hermsi (family Argasidae, soft ticks), the vector of B. hermsii (right). (cdc.gov)
  • The most commonly encountered soft ticks around buildings are those that infest birds belonging to the genus Argas and those infesting rodents of the genus Ornithodoros. (insect.com)
  • Bird or fowl ticks of the genus Argas may be encountered on farms where poultry are kept or in buildings infested by pigeons that carry the pigeon tick, A. reflexus. (insect.com)
  • Soft ticks ( Argas spp. (cdc.gov)
  • Soft ticks of the family Argasidae lack the hard scutum or shield present in hard ticks of the family Ixodidae. (wikipedia.org)
  • This image depicts a dorsal view of a member of the Argasidae family of North American soft ticks, though its genus was not identified. (cdc.gov)
  • Ticks are classified into three families: Argasidae (soft ticks), Ixodidae (hard ticks) and Nuttalliellidae. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Relapsing fever group Borrelia (RFGB) are motile spirochetes transmitted to mammalian or avian hosts through the bite of hematophagous arthropods, such as soft ticks (Argasidae), hard ticks (Ixodidae) and the human clothing lice. (biomedcentral.com)
  • I. The genus Argas (Argasidae) in the Cairo area. (cdc.gov)
  • Unlike its fellow Argasid tick, seen in PHIL 5970, of the genus, Argas , this tick displayed a rounded abdominal edge, with no sutural line around the margin of its abdomen. (cdc.gov)
  • Borrelia recurrentis (transmitted by P. humanus humanus ), Borrelia anserina (transmitted by Argas spp. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This tick species ( Argas vespertilionis ) is associated with bats and bat habitats in Europe, Africa, and Asia. (cdc.gov)