Factors affecting the microbiome of Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 The microbial community composition of disease vectors can impact pathogen establishment and transmission as well as on vector behavior and fitness. While data on vector microbiota are accumulating quickly, determinants of the variation in disease vector
R Jory Brinkerhoff, Wayne L Hynes
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Equine attachment site preferences and seasonality of common North American ticks: Amblyomma americanum, Dermacentor albipictus, and Ixodes scapularis [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background Ticks are common on horses, but recent publications characterizing equine tick infestations in North America are lacking. Methods To further understand attachment site preferences of common ticks of horses, and to document the seasonality of ...
Kellee D. Sundstrom +5 more
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The microbiota of Amblyomma americanum reflects known westward expansion. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Amblyomma americanum, a known vector of multiple tick-borne pathogens, has expanded its geographic distribution across the United States in the past decades.
Martinez-Villegas L +6 more
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The bacterial community of the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum). [PDF]
Parasit 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
Maldonado-Ruiz LP +3 more
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Lone Star Ticks (Amblyomma americanum):: An Emerging Threat in Delaware. [PDF]
Dela J 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).
Kennedy AC, BCE1, Marshall E.
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Cytauxzoon felis in salivary glands of Amblyomma americanum [PDF]
Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2023 Cytauxzoon felis is a tick-borne piroplasmid hemoparasite that causes life-threatening disease in cats. Despite the critical role that ticks play in pathogen transmission, our knowledge regarding the C.
Tzushan S. Yang +7 more
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The Influence of Southwestern Virginia Environmental Conditions on the Potential Ability of Haemaphysalis longicornis, Amblyomma americanum, and Amblyomma maculatum to Overwinter in the Region [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Ticks are susceptible to environmental conditions and, to ensure survival during winter conditions, they adopt a wide variety of physiological and behavioral adaptations including utilization of a suitable niche with insulation (e.g., leaf coverage).
Amanda Marie Whitlow +3 more
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Spatial and temporal activity patterns of Amblyomma americanum [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Estimates of tick abundance and distribution are used to determine the risk of tick-host contact. Tick surveys provide estimates of distributions and relative abundance for species that remain stationary and wait for passing hosts (i.e ...
Daniel S. Marshall +4 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 [PDF]
Biology, 2021 Amblyomma americanum (the lone star tick) is a pathogen vector, mainly from eastern North America, that bites humans. With global integration and climate change, some ticks that are currently confined to a certain place may begin to spread out; some ...
Delong Ma +7 more
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Spatial repellents transfluthrin and metofluthrin affect the behavior of Dermacentor variabilis, Amblyomma americanum, and Ixodes scapularis in an in vitro vertical climb assay. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Repellents serve an important role in bite protection. Tick repellents largely rely on biomechanisms that induce responses with direct contact, but synthetic pyrethroids used as spatial repellents against insects have received recent attention for ...
Eric L Siegel +7 more
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