ReviewParasites & vectors2011
Coendangered hard-ticks: threatened or threatening?
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24 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Assessment of Chlorella vulgaris as a biological control agent against tortoise tick Hyalomma aegyptium (Acari: Ixodidae) in Egypt.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- First molecular detection ofInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2024Article
- Conservation of parasites: A primer.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2023Article
- Into the large ears: otitis externa associated with nematodes, mites, and bacteria in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
- Ticks and Rickettsiae Associated with Wild Animals Sold in Bush Meat Markets in Cameroon.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Where have all the grouse ticks gone? Apparent decline in collections ofInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2022Article
- A new species of tick, Ixodes (Ixodes) mojavensis (Acari: Ixodidae), from the Amargosa Valley of California.Ticks and tick-borne diseases · 2022Article
- Rediscovering an old friend: the case of Ixodes dampfi in a protected natural reserve in central Mexico.Parasitology research · 2021Article
- Molecular Detection of NovelPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The first authenticated record of the pangolin tick Amblyomma javanense (Acari: Ixodidae) in Singapore, with notes on its biology and conservation.Experimental & applied acarology · 2018Article
- Ixodes heathi n. sp. (Acari: Ixodidae), a co-endangered tick from the critically endangered mountain pygmy possum (Burramys parvus), with notes on its biology and conservation.Experimental & applied acarology · 2018Article
- Ticks in the Lion City: a preliminary review of the tick fauna of Singapore.Experimental & applied acarology · 2018Article
- Redescription of the kiwi tick Ixodes anatis (Acari: Ixodidae) from New Zealand, with notes on its biology.Experimental & applied acarology · 2018Article
- Re-establishing the pecking order: Niche models reliably predict suitable habitats for the reintroduction of red-billed oxpeckers.Ecology and evolution · 2017Article
- Parasites of domestic and wild animals in South Africa. XLIX. Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting white and black rhinoceroses in southern Africa.The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research · 2017Article
- The Dermacentor (Acari, Ixodida, Ixodidae) of Mexico: hosts, geographical distribution and new records.ZooKeys · 2016Article
- Bacteria associated with Amblyomma cajennense tick eggs.Genetics and molecular biology · 2015Article
- The host preferences of Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae): a generalist approach to surviving multiple host-switches.Experimental & applied acarology · 2014Article
- Neglected wild life: Parasitic biodiversity as a conservation target.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2013Review
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Abstract
The overwhelming majority of animal conservation projects are focused on vertebrates, despite most of the species on Earth being invertebrates. Estimates state that about half of all named species of invertebrates are parasitic in at least one stage of their development. The dilemma of viewing parasites as biodiversity or pest has been discussed by several authors. However, ticks were omitted. The latest taxonomic synopses of non-fossil Ixodidae consider valid 700 species. Though, how many of them are still extant is almost impossible to tell, as many of them are known only from type specimens in museums and were never collected since their original description. Moreover, many hosts are endangered and as part of conservation efforts of threatened vertebrates, a common practice is the removal of, and treatment for external parasites, with devastating impact on tick populations. There are several known cases when the host became extinct with subsequent coextinction of their ectoparasites. For our synoptic approach we have used the IUCN status of the host in order to evaluate the status of specifically associated hard-ticks. As a result, we propose a number of 63 coendangered and one extinct hard-tick species. On the other side of the coin, the most important issue regarding tick-host associations is vectorial transmission of microbial pathogens (i.e. viruses, bacteria, protozoans). Tick-borne diseases of threatened vertebrates are sometimes fatal to their hosts. Mortality associated with pathogens acquired from ticks has been documented in several cases, mostly after translocations. Are ticks a real threat to their coendangered host and should they be eliminated? Up to date, there are no reliable proofs that ticks listed by us as coendangered are competent vectors for pathogens of endangered animals.
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