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New insights into the molecular phylogeny, biogeographical history, and diversification of Amblyomma ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) based on mitogenomes and nuclear sequences

Parasites & Vectors
Background Amblyomma is the third most diversified genus of Ixodidae that is distributed across the Indomalayan, Afrotropical, Australasian (IAA), Nearctic and Neotropical biogeographic ecoregions, reaching in the Neotropic its highest diversity.
Juan E. Uribe, Samuel Kelava, Santiago Nava, Andrea P. Cotes-Perdomo, Lyda R. Castro, Fredy A. Rivera-Paéz, Silvia Perea, Ben J. Mans, Alexander Gofton, Ernest J. M. Teo, Rafael Zardoya, Stephen C. Barker   +11 more
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Modeling Potential Habitat for Amblyomma Tick Species in California

Insects, 2019
The Amblyomma genus of ticks comprises species that are aggressive human biters and vectors of pathogens. Numerous species in the genus are undergoing rapid range expansion.
Emily L. Pascoe, Matteo Marcantonio, Cyril Caminade, Janet E. Foley   +3 more
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The Genus Amblyomma [PDF]

American Journal of Public Health, 1926
C. W. Stiles
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Phylogenetic insights into the genus Amblyomma in America, including the endangered species Amblyomma albopictum, Amblyomma macfarlandi, and Amblyomma usingeri

International Journal of Acarology, 2021
The genus Amblyomma Koch, 1844, is distributed in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania and is currently represented by 139 valid species, half of which are endemic to the Americas. This group of ticks has considerable ecological, economic, and public health importance.
Juan E. Uribe, Juan E. Uribe, Lyda R. Castro, Gustavo Lopez, Adriana Santodomingo   +4 more
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Climate change influences on the geographic distributional potential of the spotted fever vectors Amblyomma maculatum and Dermacentor andersoni

PeerJ, 2022
Amblyomma maculatum (Gulf Coast tick), and Dermacentor andersoni (Rocky Mountain wood tick) are two North American ticks that transmit spotted fevers associated Rickettsia.
Abdelghafar Alkishe, A. Peterson
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Seasonal dynamics of Amblyomma sculptum: a review

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background Amblyomma sculptum is a hard tick that is associated with domestic animals and the transmission of Brazilian spotted fever. This association has motivated several field studies on this ixodid tick within its distribution area in South America.
Luiza Gabriella Ferreira de Paula, R. M. do Nascimento, Artur de Oliveira Franco, M. Szabó, M. Labruna, Caio Monteiro, F. Krawczak   +6 more
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Morphological abnormality in larvae of Amblyomma oblongoguttatum (Acari: Ixodidae)

Veterinary News, 2019
Amblyomma oblongoguttatum is a tick that is a parasite of mammals and its preferred hosts are the wild pigs, tapirs and small rodents, being collected also parasitizing domestic dogs and eventually humans.
Camila Flávia Gomes Azzi, Cesarino Junior Lima Aprígio, Rosemira Vidal de Souza, Ana Beatriz Pais Borsoi, Karla Bitencourth, Ademar Ferreira, Marinete Amorim, Stefan Vilges de Oliveira, Gilberto Salles Gazeta   +8 more
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The bacterial community of the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum)

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background The lone star tick ( Amblyomma americanum ), an important vector of a wide range of human and animal pathogens, is very common throughout the East and Midwest of the USA. Ticks are known to carry non-pathogenic bacteria that may play a role in
L. P. Maldonado-Ruiz, S. Neupane, Yoonseong Park, L. Zurek   +3 more
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Predicting the Potential Global Distribution of Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) under Near Current and Future Climatic Conditions, Using the Maximum Entropy Model

Biology, 2021
Simple Summary Amblyomma americanum (the lone star tick) is a pathogen vector that bites humans. It can cause severe disease in humans and animals, and may spread as the climate changes.
De-You Ma, Xinchang Lun, Chao Li, R. Zhou, Zhe Zhao, Jun Wang, Qinfeng Zhang, Qiyong Liu   +7 more
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Lone Star Ticks (Amblyomma americanum):

Delaware journal of public health, 2021
Public health messaging in the eastern United States has historically underemphasized the risks posed by lone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum), focusing instead on blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis).
Ashley C. Kennedy, Emily E Marshall
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