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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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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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
Brinkerhoff RJ +4 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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Direct injection of Amblyomma americanum ticks with Cytauxzoon felis. [PDF]
Ticks Tick Borne Dis, 2022 Cytauxzoon felis is a tick-borne hemoprotozoan parasite that causes life-threatening disease in domestic cats in the United States. Currently, the platforms for C. felis research are limited to natural or experimental infection of domestic cats. This study aims to develop an alternative model by infecting Amblyomma americanum ticks with C.
Yang TS +6 more
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Vector competence of human-biting ticks Ixodes scapularis, Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis for Powassan virus. [PDF]
Parasit Vectors, 2021 Powassan virus (POWV; genus Flavivirus) is the sole North American member of the tick-borne encephalitis sero-complex and an increasing public health threat in the USA. Maintained in nature by Ixodes spp.
Sharma R +3 more
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The expanding spectrum of disease caused by the Lone Star Tick, Amblyomma americanum. [PDF]
Infez Med, 2021 Ticks are remarkable vectors of a diverse and growing list of infectious agents of importance to both medical and veterinary disciplines. The tick Amblyomma americanum is one of the most frequently identified ticks in the United States with an expanding ...
Higuita NIA +2 more
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Predicting the potential distribution of Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) infestation in New Zealand, using maximum entropy-based ecological niche modelling [PDF]
Experimental & applied acarology, 2020 Publishe
Ganta, RR +5 more
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