Essays about: "Ticks"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 50 essays containing the word Ticks.

  1. 11. Investigation of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV) in Hyalomma spp. ticks and evaluation of knowledge and practices related to ticks and CCHF among the Karamojong pastoralists in Moroto district, Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Mikael Peteri Brunbäck; [2020]
    Keywords : ticks; Hyalomma spp.; tick-borne diseases; Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus; CCHFV; CCHF; Moroto; Uganda;

    Abstract : Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a fatal disease in humans and one of the most wide spread viral tick-borne diseases (TBD) with cases found in Africa, Asia and Europe. Ticks are the main vectors of the causative agent CCHFV, Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus. READ MORE

  3. 12. The effect of the interplay between fire frequency and grassland structure on tick abundances in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Thilo Heinecke; [2020]
    Keywords : ticks; acari; pyrodiversity; grassland structure; fire ecology; fire frequency; grazing lawn;

    Abstract : Fire in ecology is a very variable factor and its effects are best described as a complex feedback system with other biotic and abiotic factors. These feedback systems need to be understood to enable generalized conclusions about the influence of fire regimes. READ MORE

  4. 13. Babesia divergens i Sverige : hanteringsstrategier och klimatpåverkan

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Michelle Jobusch; [2019]
    Keywords : fästing; Ixodes ricinus; nötkreatur; bovin; babesios;

    Abstract : Babesia divergens är en protozo som sprids med fästingen Ixodes ricinus och orsakar sjukdomen babesios hos nötkreatur i Europa. Även fast de svenska nyheterna fylls med fästingrelaterade ämnen nämns babesios snarare sällan. READ MORE

  5. 14. Species identification of ticks collected in Skåne county and their role in the epidemiology of tick-borne Encephalitis (TBEV)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Phimphanit Choklikitumnuey; [2019]
    Keywords : ticks; tick-borne diseases; tick-borne encephalitis; TBEV;

    Abstract : Skåne is the southernmost county of Sweden where new tick species could become established due to the topography with milder climatic conditions and the geographical bordering with northern continental Europe. Ticks also play an important role as vectors and transmitter of tick-borne encephalitis, a viral disease caused by tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), for which the incidence of human cases increased twice during 2011-2013 and 2014-2017 in Skåne county. READ MORE

  6. 15. Dermacentor reticulatus risk att etablera sigr i Sverige

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Sara Hidén Rudander; [2018]
    Keywords : Dermacentor reticulatus; fästing; vector; atropod;

    Abstract : Dermacentor reticulatus är en artropod som finns i de flesta länder i Europa. Den är en tålig fästing som kan vara aktiv även under vintermånaderna och som i Sverige fått namnet Brokig hundfästing. D. reticulatus är en hård fästingart med en förmåga att överleva under flera säsonger. READ MORE