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The Original Scientific Description of the Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum, Acari: Ixodidae) and Implications for the Species' Past and Future Geographic Distributions

Journal of medical entomology, 2022
Amblyomma americanum L. is an important vector in North America originally described by Linnaeus based on Pehr Kalm's 1754 report. While Kalm's ‘Travels into North America’ is well known, his 1754 report remains obscure.
I. Rochlin, A. Egizi, A. Lindström
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Bourbon Virus Transmission, New York, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
In July 2019, Bourbon virus RNA was detected in an Amblyomma americanum tick removed from a resident of Long Island, New York, USA. Tick infection and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) serosurvey results demonstrate active transmission in New ...
Alan P. Dupuis, Melissa A. Prusinski, Collin O’Connor, Joseph G. Maffei, Cheri A. Koetzner, Tela E. Zembsch, Steven D. Zink, Alexis L. White, Michael P. Santoriello, Christopher L. Romano, Guang Xu, Fumiko Ribbe, Scott R. Campbell, Stephen M. Rich, P. Bryon Backenson, Laura D. Kramer, Alexander T. Ciota   +16 more
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Heartland Virus Transmission, Suffolk County, New York, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
During 2018, Heartland virus RNA was detected in an Amblyomma americanum tick removed from a resident of Suffolk County, New York, USA. The person showed seroconversion.
Alan P. Dupuis, Melissa A. Prusinski, Collin O’Connor, Joseph G. Maffei, Kiet A. Ngo, Cheri A. Koetzner, Michael P. Santoriello, Christopher L. Romano, Guang Xu, Fumiko Ribbe, Scott R. Campbell, Stephen M. Rich, P. Bryon Backenson, Laura D. Kramer, Alexander T. Ciota   +14 more
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County-level surveillance for the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, and its associated pathogen, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, in Kentucky

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2023
Kentucky experiences some of the highest incidence rates for ehrlichiosis nationwide. Ehrlichiosis is a bacterial infection caused primarily by the pathogen Ehrlichia chaffeensis and can be transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected tick ...
Anna R. Pasternak, Subba R. Palli
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Amblyomma americanum

, 2023
3. Amblyomma americanum (Linnaeus, 1758). Nearctic: 1) USA (Lado et al. 2020). Although Camicas et al. (1998) treated Amblyomma americanum as a Nearctic and Neotropical species, Guglielmone et al. (2003, 2014, 2021) listed and discussed several records of this tick from Neotropical countries and a few from other zoogeographic regions, including Russia (
Guglielmone, Alberto A., Nava, Santiago, Robbins, Richard G.   +2 more
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Borreliacidal activity of saliva of the tick Amblyomma americanum [PDF]

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 2005
Abstract.  Amblyomma americanum (Linneaus) (Acari: Ixodidae), an important tick vector of human and animal disease, is not a competent vector of the bacterial agent of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, although its range overlaps the geographical distribution of Lyme disease within the United States.
Ledin, K. E., Zeidner, N. S., Ribeiro, J. M. C., Biggerstaff, B. J., Dolan, M. C., Dietrich, G., VredEvoe, L., Piesman, J.   +7 more
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Upscaling the surveillance of tick-borne pathogens in the French Caribbean Islands [PDF]

, 2020
Despite the high burden of vector-borne disease in (sub)tropical areas, few information are available regarding the diversity of tick and tick-borne pathogens circulating in the Caribbean.
Albina, Emmanuel, Aprelon, Rosalie, Delannoy, Sabine, Devillers, Elodie, Galon, Clémence, Gondard, Mathilde, Moutailler, Sara, Pinarello, Valérie, Pradel, Jennifer, Vayssier-Taussat, Muriel   +9 more
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Recently Evolved Francisella-Like Endosymbiont Outcompetes an Ancient and Evolutionarily Associated Coxiella-Like Endosymbiont in the Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum) Linked to the Alpha-Gal Syndrome

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Background Ticks are hematophagous arthropods that transmit various bacterial, viral, and protozoan pathogens of public health significance. The lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) is an aggressive human-biting tick that transmits bacterial and viral ...
Deepak Kumar, S. Sharma, A. Adegoke, Ashley C. Kennedy, H. Tuten, A. Li, S. Karim   +6 more
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Monitoring Trends in Distribution and Seasonality of Medically Important Ticks in North America Using Online Crowdsourced Records from iNaturalist

Insects, 2022
Recent increases in the incidence and geographic range of tick-borne diseases in North America are linked to the range expansion of medically important tick species, including Ixodes scapularis, Amblyomma americanum, and Amblyomma maculatum. Passive tick
Benjamin Cull
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Comparative population genetics of Amblyomma maculatum and Amblyomma americanum in the mid-Atlantic United States. [PDF]

Ticks Tick Borne Dis, 2021
The Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, is undergoing a northward expansion along the United States East Coast, most recently establishing populations in Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. This expansion has human health implications, as A. maculatum is the primary natural vector of the bacterium Rickettsia parkeri, which causes a spotted fever-type ...
Benham SA, Gaff HD, Bement ZJ, Blaise C, Cummins HK, Ferrara R, Moreno J, Parker E, Phan A, Rose T, Azher S, Price D, Gauthier DT.   +12 more
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