Abstract

The Brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus is the most reported and geographically widely spread tick in the world, presenting a great medical and veterinary importance, mainly because the ability to transmit various diseases to its hosts, causing great harm to pets, but also risks to public health, due to the transmission of emerging pathogens to humans.

Keywords

Ixodidae, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, tick control, acaricide resistance, emerging tick-borne diseases in humans