• Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae): localities, hosts and host-parasite ecology 

      Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian; González-Acuña, Daniel; Beltrán-Saavedra, L. Fabián; Limachi, Juan M.; Guglielmone, Alberto (2014-01)
      Only a few aspects of the biology of Amblyomma parvitarsum Neumann are known. Adults of this hard tick species are parasites of South American camelids in the Andean plateau of Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Chile and also ...
    • Ecology and genetic variation of Amblyomma tonelliae in Argentina 

      Tarragona, Evelina Luisa; Mangold, Atilio Jose; Mastropaolo, Mariano; Guglielmone, Alberto; Nava, Santiago (2015-09)
      The ecology of Amblyomma tonelliae (Ixodida: Ixodidae), including its seasonal distribution and the development periods of each stage, was investigated during a study carried out over two consecutive years in northwestern ...
    • Ecology of the interaction between Ixodes loricatus (Acari: Ixodidae) and Akodon azarae (Rodentia: Criceridae) 

      Colombo, Valeria Carolina; Nava, Santiago; Antoniazzi, Leandro Raúl; Monje, Lucas Daniel; Racca, Andrea Laura; Guglielmone, Alberto; Beldomenico, Pablo Martín (2015-10)
      The present study explores associations of different factors (i.e. host parameters, presence of other ectoparasites and [mainly biotic] environmental factors) with burdens of Ixodes loricatus immature stages in one of its ...
    • Exploring the ecological and evolutionary relationships between Rickettsia and hard ticks in the Neotropical region 

      Estrada-Peña, Agustín; Binder, Lina C.; Nava, Santiago; Szabó, Matías P.J.; Labruna, Marcelo B. (Elsevier, 2021-06)
      This study addresses a meta-analysis of the distribution of Rickettsia spp. in the Neotropical region, as well as their associations with ticks and vertebrates. A total of 219 published reports on Rickettsia in ticks in ...
    • Nellore cattle (Bos indicus) and ticks within the Brazilian Pantanal: ecological relationships 

      Ramos, Vanessa N.; Piovezan, Ubiratan; Franco, Ana Helena A.; Rodrigues, Vinicius S.; Nava, Santiago; Szabó, Matías P.J. (2016-02)
      Pantanal is a huge floodplain mostly in Brazil, and its main economic activity is extensive cattle raising, in farms characterized by an extremely wildlife-rich environment. We herein describe tick infestations of cattle ...
    • One health approach to identify research needs on Rhipicephalus microplus ticks in the Americas 

      Estrada-Peña, Agustín; Rodriguez Mallon, Alina; Bermudez, Sergio; Domingos, Ana; Estrada Garcia, Mario Pablo; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Merino, Octavio; Nava, Santiago; Tarragona, Evelina Luisa; Venzal, José Manuel; de La Fuente, José; Mosqueda, Juan; Lleonart Cruz, Ricardo (MDPI, 2022-10)
      We aim to provide a harmonized view of the factors that affect the survival and promote the spread of R. microplus in the Neotropics, approaching its different facets of biology, ecology, distribution, and control. We ...