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Tick infestation

MedGen UID:
21178
•Concept ID:
C0040196
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Infestation, Tick; Infestations, Tick; Tick Infestation; Tick Infestations
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005980

Definition

Infestations with soft-bodied (Argasidae) or hard-bodied (Ixodidae) ticks. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTick infestation

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Important knowledge gaps among pastoralists on causes and treatment of udder health problems in livestock in southern Ethiopia: results of qualitative investigation.
Amenu K, Szonyi B, Grace D, Wieland B
BMC Vet Res 2017 Oct 23;13(1):303. doi: 10.1186/s12917-017-1222-1. PMID: 29058605Free PMC Article
Effect of owner-controlled acaricidal treatment on tick infestation and immune response to tick-borne pathogens in naturally infested dogs from Eastern Austria.
Leschnik M, Feiler A, Duscher GG, Joachim A
Parasit Vectors 2013 Mar 9;6:62. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-62. PMID: 23497548Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and treatment of tick infestation and tick-borne diseases with cutaneous manifestations.
Dana AN
Dermatol Ther 2009 Jul-Aug;22(4):293-326. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2009.01244.x. PMID: 19580576

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pathological insights into camel mastitis.
Aqib AI, Muzammil I, Naseer MA, Shoaib M, Bakht P, Zaheer T, Khan YR, Khan RL, Usman M, Shafeeq M, Tanveer Q, Hussain HI, Saleem A, Prince K
Acta Trop 2022 Jul;231:106415. Epub 2022 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106415. PMID: 35421382
Immunobiology of Acquired Resistance to Ticks.
Karasuyama H, Miyake K, Yoshikawa S
Front Immunol 2020;11:601504. Epub 2020 Oct 14 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.601504. PMID: 33154758Free PMC Article
Environmental and Molecular Drivers of the α-Gal Syndrome.
Cabezas-Cruz A, Hodžić A, Román-Carrasco P, Mateos-Hernández L, Duscher GG, Sinha DK, Hemmer W, Swoboda I, Estrada-Peña A, de la Fuente J
Front Immunol 2019;10:1210. Epub 2019 May 31 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01210. PMID: 31214181Free PMC Article
Human otoacariasis.
Indudharan R, Ahamad M, Ho TM, Salim R, Htun YN
Ann Trop Med Parasitol 1999 Mar;93(2):163-7. doi: 10.1080/00034989958645. PMID: 10474641
Control of rickettsial diseases.
Kazár J, Brezina R
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Diagnosis

Pathological insights into camel mastitis.
Aqib AI, Muzammil I, Naseer MA, Shoaib M, Bakht P, Zaheer T, Khan YR, Khan RL, Usman M, Shafeeq M, Tanveer Q, Hussain HI, Saleem A, Prince K
Acta Trop 2022 Jul;231:106415. Epub 2022 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106415. PMID: 35421382
Tick infestation of upper eyelid.
Uzair M, Varma D
Indian J Ophthalmol 2020 Oct;68(10):2269. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_135_20. PMID: 32971687Free PMC Article
Environmental and Molecular Drivers of the α-Gal Syndrome.
Cabezas-Cruz A, Hodžić A, Román-Carrasco P, Mateos-Hernández L, Duscher GG, Sinha DK, Hemmer W, Swoboda I, Estrada-Peña A, de la Fuente J
Front Immunol 2019;10:1210. Epub 2019 May 31 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01210. PMID: 31214181Free PMC Article
Tick-borne diseases and autoimmunity: A comprehensive review.
Rodríguez Y, Rojas M, Gershwin ME, Anaya JM
J Autoimmun 2018 Mar;88:21-42. Epub 2017 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2017.11.007. PMID: 29183642
Diagnosis and treatment of tick infestation and tick-borne diseases with cutaneous manifestations.
Dana AN
Dermatol Ther 2009 Jul-Aug;22(4):293-326. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2009.01244.x. PMID: 19580576

Therapy

Ticks and tick-borne rickettsiae from dogs in El Salvador, with report of the human pathogen Rickettsia parkeri.
Romero LE, Binder LC, Marcili A, Labruna MB
Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2023 Sep;14(5):102206. Epub 2023 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102206. PMID: 37245252
Efficacy of fluralaner chewable tablets (Bravecto(®)) against Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) infestations of dogs.
Petersen M, Maree R, Viljoen A, Liebenberg JE, Guerino F
Parasit Vectors 2023 Feb 8;16(1):60. doi: 10.1186/s13071-023-05664-w. PMID: 36755268Free PMC Article
Tick-human interactions: from allergic klendusity to the α-Gal syndrome.
Cabezas-Cruz A, Hodžić A, Mateos-Hernández L, Contreras M, de la Fuente J
Biochem J 2021 May 14;478(9):1783-1794. doi: 10.1042/BCJ20200915. PMID: 33988703
Immunobiology of Acquired Resistance to Ticks.
Karasuyama H, Miyake K, Yoshikawa S
Front Immunol 2020;11:601504. Epub 2020 Oct 14 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.601504. PMID: 33154758Free PMC Article
Effect of owner-controlled acaricidal treatment on tick infestation and immune response to tick-borne pathogens in naturally infested dogs from Eastern Austria.
Leschnik M, Feiler A, Duscher GG, Joachim A
Parasit Vectors 2013 Mar 9;6:62. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-62. PMID: 23497548Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Assessing perceptions of flea and tick infestation risk in Southeast Queensland, Australia.
Proboste T, Dennis E, Soares Magalhães RJ, Abdullah S, Clark NJ
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports 2024 Sep;54:101087. Epub 2024 Jul 22 doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2024.101087. PMID: 39237231
First clinical case of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in a dog in Greece.
Sioutas G, Tsakou K, Top C, Jongejan F, Papadopoulos E
Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2023 Nov;14(6):102226. Epub 2023 Jul 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102226. PMID: 37419000
How ticks keep ticking in the adversity of host immune reactions.
Jennings R, Kuang Y, Thieme HR, Wu J, Wu X
J Math Biol 2019 Apr;78(5):1331-1364. Epub 2018 Nov 26 doi: 10.1007/s00285-018-1311-1. PMID: 30478760
Human otoacariasis.
Indudharan R, Ahamad M, Ho TM, Salim R, Htun YN
Ann Trop Med Parasitol 1999 Mar;93(2):163-7. doi: 10.1080/00034989958645. PMID: 10474641
Tick-induced modulation of the host immune response.
Wikel SK, Ramachandra RN, Bergman DK
Int J Parasitol 1994 Feb;24(1):59-66. doi: 10.1016/0020-7519(94)90059-0. PMID: 8021108

Clinical prediction guides

Assessing perceptions of flea and tick infestation risk in Southeast Queensland, Australia.
Proboste T, Dennis E, Soares Magalhães RJ, Abdullah S, Clark NJ
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports 2024 Sep;54:101087. Epub 2024 Jul 22 doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2024.101087. PMID: 39237231
Tick communities of cattle in smallholder rural livestock production systems in sub-Saharan Africa.
Heylen DJA, Kumsa B, Kimbita E, Frank MN, Muhanguzi D, Jongejan F, Adehan SB, Toure A, Aboagye-Antwi F, Ogo NI, Juleff N, Fourie J, Evans A, Byaruhanga J, Madder M
Parasit Vectors 2023 Jun 19;16(1):206. doi: 10.1186/s13071-023-05801-5. PMID: 37337296Free PMC Article
New insights about human tick infestation features: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Kassiri H, Nasirian H
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021 Apr;28(14):17000-17028. Epub 2021 Feb 28 doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-13102-6. PMID: 33641105
The role of basophils in acquired protective immunity to tick infestation.
Yoshikawa S, Miyake K, Kamiya A, Karasuyama H
Parasite Immunol 2021 May;43(5):e12804. Epub 2020 Nov 13 doi: 10.1111/pim.12804. PMID: 33124059Free PMC Article
Prevalence and molecular characterization of ticks and tick-borne pathogens of one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Nigeria.
Onyiche TE, Răileanu C, Tauchmann O, Fischer S, Vasić A, Schäfer M, Biu AA, Ogo NI, Thekisoe O, Silaghi C
Parasit Vectors 2020 Aug 24;13(1):428. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04272-2. PMID: 32838795Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Detailed Infestation Spectrums About Biological Stages of Hard Ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Nasirian H, Zahirnia A
Acta Parasitol 2021 Sep;66(3):770-796. Epub 2021 Mar 20 doi: 10.1007/s11686-021-00362-y. PMID: 33743132
New insights about human tick infestation features: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Kassiri H, Nasirian H
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021 Apr;28(14):17000-17028. Epub 2021 Feb 28 doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-13102-6. PMID: 33641105
Tick-borne diseases and autoimmunity: A comprehensive review.
Rodríguez Y, Rojas M, Gershwin ME, Anaya JM
J Autoimmun 2018 Mar;88:21-42. Epub 2017 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2017.11.007. PMID: 29183642

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