Cattle ticks of the subgenus Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) are major agricultural pests worldwide, causing billions of dollars in losses annually. Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus and R. microplus are the most well-known and widespread species, and a third species, R. australis, was recently reinstated for 'R. microplus' from Australia and parts of Southeast Asia. We use mitochondrial genome seq...

A new troglobitic species, Nesticus baeticussp. n. (♂♀), inhabiting the karst landscapes of the high part of the Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas Natural Park (NE Jaén, Spain) where it has been found in 8 caves is diagnosed and described, its distribution and habitat are also analyzed.The new species belongs to the Iberian species group that includes Nesticus luquei, Nesticus lusitanicus and Nest...

By D. Weaire1, N. Kern1†, S. J. Cox1, J. M. Sullivan2 and F. Morgan3 1Physics Department, Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland ([email protected]; [email protected]) 2Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois, 273 Altgeld Hall, MC-382, 1409 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA ([email protected]) 3Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Williams College, Bronfman S...

This study involved 20 patients affected by cystic echinococcosis (CE) who were referred to different hospitals of Sardinia (Italy) from 2017 2022. By means a multidisciplinary approach, diagnosis was confirmed for CE in 18 and aetiologies two subjects. Moreover, serology positive 15 Since multiple cysts found five patients, total 27 lesions collected; however, only one each patient investigate...