esearch focus is the taxonomy and ecology of ectoparasites, mainly ticks, and eco-epidemiology of tick-borne diseases (Rickettsial pathogens), and with interest in other pathogens as Anaplasmataceae and Borrelia, in addition to current works with myiasis. Our website: http://ectoparasitos.gorgas.gob.pa/ @ectoparasitos (Twitter, Instagram)