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Ard M. Nijhof is affiliated with Freie Universität Berlin in Germany. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Medicine, with an emphasis on parasitology, infectious diseases, and insect science as critical subfields.

Their research focuses largely on vector-borne infectious diseases, viral infections and vectors, and vector-borne animal diseases. Other topics of interest include insect and pesticide research, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, mosquito-borne diseases and control, as well as viral infections and outbreaks research.

Frequent publication venues for Nijhof include:

  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Scientific Reports
  • Parasitology Research
  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Nijhof are:

  • "The Piroplasmida Babesia, Cytauxzoon, and Theileria in farm and companion animals: species compilation, molecular phylogeny, and evolutionary insights" (2022), published in Parasitology Research
  • "Uptake and fecal excretion of Coxiella burnetii by Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor marginatus ticks" (2020), published in Parasites & Vectors
  • "Epidemiology and genotyping of Anaplasma marginale and co-infection with piroplasms and other Anaplasmataceae in cattle and buffaloes from Egypt" (2020), published in Parasites & Vectors
  • "First evidence of vertical Hepatozoon canis transmission in dogs in Europe" (2022), published in Parasites & Vectors
  • "Tick species identification and molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in blood and ticks collected from cattle in Egypt" (2021), published in Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Nijhof's scholarly work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Isaiah Obara
  • Khawla Elati
  • Bernard Bett
  • Richard P. Bishop
  • Peter-Henning Clausen

Best Publications

  • Tick-Pathogen Interactions and Vector Competence: Identification of Molecular Drivers for Tick-Borne Diseases

    José de la Fuente;José de la Fuente;Sandra Antunes;Sarah Bonnet;Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz;Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz;Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz

  • Ticks and associated pathogens collected from domestic animals in the Netherlands.

    Ard M. Nijhof;Christa Bodaan;Milagros Postigo;Hans Nieuwenhuijs

  • Research on the ecology of ticks and tick-borne pathogens--methodological principles and caveats.

    Agustín Estrada-Peña;Jeremy S. Gray;Olaf Kahl;Robert S. Lane

  • Babesia bicornis sp. nov. and Theileria bicornis sp. nov.: Tick-Borne Parasites Associated with Mortality in the Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

    Ard M. Nijhof;Banie L. Penzhorn;Godelieve Lynen;Johnson O. Mollel

  • Distribution of ticks infesting ruminants and risk factors associated with high tick prevalence in livestock farms in the semi-arid and arid agro-ecological zones of Pakistan

    Abdul Rehman;Abdul Rehman;Abdul Rehman;Ard M. Nijhof;Carola Sauter-Louis;Birgit Schauer

  • Confirmation of occurrence of Babesia canis vogeli in domestic dogs in South Africa.

    P.T Matjila;B.L Penzhorn;C.P.J Bekker;A.M Nijhof;A.M Nijhof

  • Selection of reference genes for quantitative RT-PCR studies in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus and Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks and determination of the expression profile of Bm86

    Ard M Nijhof;Jesper A Balk;Milagros Postigo;Frans Jongejan;Frans Jongejan

  • Control of Lyme borreliosis and other Ixodes ricinus-borne diseases

    Hein Sprong;Tal Azagi;Dieuwertje Hoornstra;Ard M. Nijhof

  • Molecular Characterization of Theileria Species Associated with Mortality in Four Species of African Antelopes

    A. M. Nijhof;V. Pillay;J. Steyl;L. Prozesky

  • Epidemiology of tick-borne pathogens in the semi-arid and the arid agro-ecological zones of Punjab province, Pakistan.

    Abdul Rehman;Abdul Rehman;Abdul Rehman;Franz J. Conraths;Carola Sauter‐Louis;Jürgen Krücken

  • Gene silencing of the tick protective antigens, Bm86, Bm91 and subolesin, in the one-host tick Boophilus microplus by RNA interference.

    Ard M. Nijhof;Amar Taoufik;José de la Fuente;José de la Fuente;Katherine M. Kocan

  • Morphological and phylogenetic analyses of Rhipicephalus microplus ticks from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Myanmar.

    Babul Chandra Roy;Babul Chandra Roy;Agustín Estrada-Peña;Jürgen Krücken;Abdul Rehman

  • A novel approach, based on BLSOMs (Batch Learning Self-Organizing Maps), to the microbiome analysis of ticks

    Ryo Nakao;Takashi Abe;Takashi Abe;Ard M Nijhof;Seigo Yamamoto

  • Evidence of the role of tick subolesin in gene expression

    José de la Fuente;José de la Fuente;Christine Maritz-Olivier;Victoria Naranjo;Patricia Ayoubi

  • Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in ticks after a large outbreak of Q fever.

    H. Sprong;E. Tijsse-Klasen;M. Langelaar;A. de Bruin

  • A fatal case of human babesiosis in Portugal: molecular and phylogenetic analysis.

    S Centeno-Lima;V do Rosário;R Parreira;A J Maia

  • Autochthonous canine babesiosis in The Netherlands.

    Tshepo P. Matjila;Ard M. Nijhof;Amar Taoufik;Dirk Houwers

  • Counterattacking the tick bite: Towards a rational design of anti-tick vaccines targeting pathogen transmission

    Ryan O. M. Rego;Jos J. A. Trentelman;Juan Anguita;Ard M. Nijhof

  • Feeding behaviour of Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) on cattle and sheep in northeast Germany.

    Tania Ayllón;Ard Menzo Nijhof;Wiebke Weiher;Burkhard Bauer

  • Molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in cattle from Southwestern Ethiopia.

    Zerihun Hailemariam;Zerihun Hailemariam;Jürgen Krücken;Maximilian Baumann;Jabbar S. Ahmed

Frequent Co-Authors

Frans Jongejan
Frans Jongejan University of Pretoria
José de la Fuente
José de la Fuente University of Castilla-La Mancha
Peter-Henning Clausen
Peter-Henning Clausen Freie Universität Berlin
Jürgen Krücken
Jürgen Krücken Freie Universität Berlin
Joppe W. Hovius
Joppe W. Hovius University of Amsterdam
Katherine M. Kocan
Katherine M. Kocan Oklahoma State University
Hein Sprong
Hein Sprong Wageningen University & Research
Juan Anguita
Juan Anguita Ikerbasque
Mario Canales
Mario Canales Spanish National Research Council
Consuelo Almazán
Consuelo Almazán Autonomous University of Queretaro

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