Tick paralysis in Australia caused by Ixodes holocyclus Neumann

S Hall-Mendelin; S B Craig; R A Hall; P O'Donoghue; R B Atwell; Suhella Tulsiani; G C Graham

doi:10.1179/136485911X12899838413628

Tick paralysis in Australia caused by Ixodes holocyclus Neumann

S Hall-Mendelin, S B Craig, R A Hall, P O'Donoghue, R B Atwell, Suhella Tulsiani, G C Graham

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Abstract

Ticks are obligate haematophagous ectoparasites of various animals, including humans, and are abundant in temperate and tropical zones around the world. They are the most important vectors for the pathogens causing disease in livestock and second only to mosquitoes as vectors of pathogens causing human disease. Ticks are formidable arachnids, capable of not only transmitting the pathogens involved in some infectious diseases but also of inducing allergies and causing toxicoses and paralysis, with possible fatal outcomes for the host. This review focuses on tick paralysis, the role of the Australian paralysis tick Ixodes holocyclus, and the role of toxin molecules from this species in causing paralysis in the host.

Original language	English
Journal	Pathogens and Global Health
Volume	105
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	95-106
Number of pages	12
ISSN	2047-7724
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1179/136485911X12899838413628
Publication status	Published - Mar 2011

Keywords

Animals
Australia
Child, Preschool
Disease Vectors
Humans
Infant
Ixodes
Tick Paralysis
Toxins, Biological
Toxoids

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Tick paralysis in Australia caused by Ixodes holocyclus Neumann

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