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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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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Mapping the distribution of Amblyomma americanum in Georgia, USA [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Amblyomma americanum, the lone star tick, is an aggressive questing species that harbors several pathogens dangerous to humans in the United States.
Stephanie Bellman +7 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.
Luis Martinez-Villegas +6 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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Environmental correlates and fine-scale distribution of Amblyomma americanum, Ehrlichia spp., and Rickettsia amblyommatis at a single site in south-central Virginia [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground As tick-borne disease cases surge in the southeastern United States, there is a growing need to understand the ecological risk factors and distribution of the most abundant tick vector, Amblyomma americanum.
Dayvion R. Adams +2 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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Comparison of the initial and residual speed of Amblyomma americanum kill on dogs treated with a single dose of Bravecto® Chew (25 mg/kg fluralaner) or Simparica TRIO® (1.2 mg/kg sarolaner, 24 µg/kg moxidectin, 5 mg/kg pyrantel) [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground To manage tick infestations and reduce tick-borne pathogen transmission risk to dogs, compliant administration of a fast-acting ectoparasiticide is necessary.
Kathryn E. Reif +8 more
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Survival of adult Amblyomma americanum, Amblyomma maculatum, and Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) in four habitats in southeastern Virginia [PDF]
Journal of Medical Entomology, 2023 Lindsey Bidder +2 more
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Unexpected winter questing activity of ticks in the Central Midwestern United States.
PLoS ONE, 2021 Unexpected questing activity of ticks was noted during the winter months of January and February in the Central Midwestern states of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
Ram K Raghavan +8 more
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