Ronel Pienaar

Pretoria, GT, South Africa

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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Independent lineages from five zoogeographic realms: the mitochondrial genome of Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) gurneyi Warburton, 1926 (Acari: Argasidae) confirms paraphyly of the subgenus Pavlovskyella Pospelova-Shtrom, 1950.

Independent lineages from five zoogeographic realms: the mitochondrial genome of Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) gurneyi Warburton, 1926 (Acari: Argasidae) confirms paraphyly of the subgenus Pavlovskyella Pospelova-Shtrom, 1950.

Journal: Zootaxa

Published: July 22, 2025

Description of a new species of Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: Ixodidae) and notes on I. spinae Arthur, 1958, parasites of the rock hyrax, Procavia capensis (Pallas) (Hyracoidea: Procaviidae) in South Africa.

Description of a new species of Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: Ixodidae) and notes on I. spinae Arthur, 1958, parasites of the rock hyrax, Procavia capensis (Pallas) (Hyracoidea: Procaviidae) in South Africa.

Journal: Systematic parasitology

Published: June 02, 2025

Differential alpha-gal expression during Amblyomma hebraeum and Rhipicephalus evertsi tick feeding and development: A driver for the development of alpha-gal syndrome in South Africa.

Differential alpha-gal expression during Amblyomma hebraeum and Rhipicephalus evertsi tick feeding and development: A driver for the development of alpha-gal syndrome in South Africa.

Journal: The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global

Published: May 21, 2025

An official South African species checklist from the National Tick Collection of South Africa (Gertrud Theiler Tick Museum).

An official South African species checklist from the National Tick Collection of South Africa (Gertrud Theiler Tick Museum).

Journal: Ticks and tick-borne diseases

Published: May 13, 2025

Mitochondrial genome and nuclear ribosomal RNA analysis place Alveonasus lahorensis within the Argasinae and suggest that the genus Alveonasus is paraphyletic - ERRATUM.

Mitochondrial genome and nuclear ribosomal RNA analysis place Alveonasus lahorensis within the Argasinae and suggest that the genus Alveonasus is paraphyletic - ERRATUM.

Journal: Parasitology

Published: November 27, 2024

Description of a new Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) (Ixodida: Argasidae) tick species from Pakistan.

Description of a new Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) (Ixodida: Argasidae) tick species from Pakistan.

Journal: Parasitology

Published: October 02, 2024

Challenges for Animal Health and Production in the Tropics and Mediterranean for the next 55 years.

Challenges for Animal Health and Production in the Tropics and Mediterranean for the next 55 years.

Journal: Tropical animal health and production

Published: September 24, 2024

Nuttalliellidae in Burmese amber: implications for tick evolution.

Nuttalliellidae in Burmese amber: implications for tick evolution.

Journal: Parasitology

Published: April 16, 2024

Mitochondrial genome and nuclear ribosomal RNA analysis place Alveonasus lahorensis within the Argasinae and suggest that the genus Alveonasus is paraphyletic.

Mitochondrial genome and nuclear ribosomal RNA analysis place Alveonasus lahorensis within the Argasinae and suggest that the genus Alveonasus is paraphyletic.

Journal: Parasitology

Published: April 08, 2024

Description of a new tick species, closely related to Amblyomma javanense (Supino, 1897), associated with Varanus bengalensis (Squamata: Varanidae) in Pakistan.

Description of a new tick species, closely related to Amblyomma javanense (Supino, 1897), associated with Varanus bengalensis (Squamata: Varanidae) in Pakistan.

Journal: Ticks and tick-borne diseases

Published: October 10, 2023

Molecular and serological prevalence of corridor disease (buffalo associated Theileria parva infection) in cattle populations at the livestock/game interface of KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.

Molecular and serological prevalence of corridor disease (buffalo associated Theileria parva infection) in cattle populations at the livestock/game interface of KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.

Journal: Veterinary parasitology, regional studies and reports

Published: May 21, 2023

A comparison of Illumina and PacBio methods to build tick salivary gland transcriptomes confirms large expression of lipocalins and other salivary protein families that are not represented in available tick genomes.

A comparison of Illumina and PacBio methods to build tick salivary gland transcriptomes confirms large expression of lipocalins and other salivary protein families that are not represented in available tick genomes.

Journal: Ticks and tick-borne diseases

Published: January 05, 2023

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026