Identification of ticks and tick-borne pathogens of wildlife necropsy cases submitted to the SANBI National Zoological Gardens, South Africa.

Ticks are arachnid blood-feeding parasites, which infest livestock, wildlife, and humans, transmitting medically and veterinary significant pathogens. Their biodiversity and distribution in wild animals remains complex. This study analysed archived tick samples (n = 48) from the South African Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) Wildlife Biobank utilizing morphology and genetic analyses of the 16S rRNA and COI (DNA barcoding) mitochondrial genes to identify ticks collected among 13 vertebratesavian, reptilian, and mammalian host species.

An analysis of the gaps in the South African DNA barcoding library of ticks of veterinary and public health importance.

Ticks transmit pathogens of veterinary and public health importance. Understanding their diversity is critical as infestations lead to significant economic losses globally. To date, over 90 species across three families have been identified in South Africa.

Distribution and prevalence of ticks and tick-borne pathogens of wild animals in South Africa: A systematic review.

Ticks are significant ectoparasites of animals and humans. Published data indicate that most vectors that transmit livestock and human pathogens in sub-Saharan Africa, are native to the region and originate from wild animals. Currently, there is a paucity of information on the role of wild animals on the epidemiology of zoonotic tick-borne pathogens in South Africa.

Positional and compositional disorder in a ruthenium(II) piano-stool complex.

In (η⁶-p-cymene)(difluorophosphinato-κO){2-[(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl-κN²]pyridine-κN}ruthenium(II) 0.85-hexafluorophosphate 0.15-tetrafluoroborate, [Ru(PO₂F₂)(C₁₀H₁₄)(C₉H₉N₃)](PF₆)0.

Di-μ-thio-cyanato-bis-[bis-(tri-p-tolyl-phosphine)silver(I)] 0.35-hydrate.

In the binuclear centrosymmetric title compound, [Ag(2)(NCS)(2)(C(21)H(21)P)(4)]·0.35H(2)O, a pseudo-polymorph of [Ag(2)(NCS)(2)(C(21)H(21)P)(4)]·2CH(3)CN, the Ag atom is coordinated by two phosphine ligands and two bridging thio-cyanate ligands in a distorted tetra-hedral configuration. The crystal structure exhibits inter-molecular C-H⋯π inter-actions.