Area of research
Parasitology · Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Research interest
Research interests include Biology, Tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Ehrlichia, Ehrlichia canis, and Babesia.
Diagnostic performance of a rapid immunochromatographic test for the simultaneous detection of antibodies to Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in horses and donkeys
Vector-borne and other pathogens of potential relevance disseminated by relocated cats
The Scenario of Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens of Sheep on a Mediterranean Island
Vectra 3D (dinotefuran, pyriproxyfen and permethrin) prevents acquisition of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto by Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes scapularis ticks in an ex vivo feeding model
Invasive cattle ticks in East Africa: morphological and molecular confirmation of the presence of Rhipicephalus microplus in south-eastern Uganda
Interrupted Blood Feeding in Ticks: Causes and Consequences
Parasites and vector-borne diseases disseminated by rehomed dogs
Amblyomma hebraeum is the predominant tick species on goats in the Mnisi Community Area of Mpumalanga Province South Africa and is co-infected with Ehrlichia ruminantium and Rickettsia africae
Cutaneous Immunoprofiles of Three Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Cases
Canine Leishmaniasis Control in the Context of One Health
“Tekenscanner”: a novel smartphone application for companion animal owners and veterinarians to engage in tick and tick-borne pathogen surveillance in the Netherlands
Molecular evidence for the transovarial passage of Babesia gibsoni in Haemaphysalis hystricis (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks from Taiwan: a novel vector for canine babesiosis
Transmission of Rickettsia raoultii and Rickettsia massiliae DNA by Dermacentor reticulatus and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.) ticks during artificial feeding
Tick-borne pathogens of zoonotic and veterinary importance in Nigerian cattle
Canine and ovine tick-borne pathogens in camels, Nigeria
Development of a generic Ehrlichia FRET-qPCR and investigation of ehrlichioses in domestic ruminants on five Caribbean islands
A novel combination of fipronil and permethrin (Frontline Tri-Act®/Frontect®) reduces risk of transmission of Babesia canis by Dermacentor reticulatus and of Ehrlichia canis by Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks to dogs
No evidence of African swine fever virus replication in hard ticks
Theileria sp. OT3 and other tick-borne pathogens in sheep and ticks in Italy: Molecular characterization and phylogeny
A novel approach, based on BLSOMs (Batch Learning Self-Organizing Maps), to the microbiome analysis of ticks
Transmission of Ehrlichia canis by Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks feeding on dogs and on artificial membranes
Whole-Genome Sequencing of Theileria parva Strains Provides Insight into Parasite Migration and Diversification in the African Continent
The efficacy of Advantix<sup>®</sup>to prevent transmission of<i>Ehrlichia canis</i>to dogs by<i>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</i>ticks
Association of environmental traits with the geographic ranges of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of medical and veterinary importance in the western Palearctic. A digital data set
Defining the concept of ‘tick repellency’ in veterinary medicine
Efficacy of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Bm86 against Hyalomma dromedarii and Amblyomma cajennense tick infestations in camels and cattle
Tick cell culture isolation and growth of Rickettsia raoultii from Dutch Dermacentor reticulatus ticks
Molecular evidence of Ehrlichia canis and Rickettsia massiliae in ixodid ticks of carnivores from South Hungary
Prevention of transmission of Babesia canis by Dermacentor reticulatus ticks to dogs treated with an imidacloprid/flumethrin collar