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Relative Risk for Ehrlichiosis and Lyme Disease in an Area Where Vectors for Both Are Sympatric, New Jersey, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
The lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, is a vector of Ehrlichia chaffeensis and E. ewingii, causal agents of human ehrlichiosis, and has demonstrated marked geographic expansion in recent years. A.
Andrea Egizi, Nina H. Fefferman, Robert A. Jordan   +2 more
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The Immunology of Alpha‐Gal Syndrome: History, Tick Bites, IgE, and Delayed Anaphylaxis to Mammalian Meat

Immunological Reviews, Volume 332, Issue 1, July 2025.
ABSTRACT The primary features of the alpha‐gal syndrome (AGS) are (i) The IgE ab that are causally related to anaphylaxis with infusions of Cetuximab are specific for galactose alpha‐1,3‐galactose. (ii) In the USA, this IgE ab is induced by bites of the tick Amblyomma americanum. (iii) The anaphylactic reactions to food derived from non‐primate mammals
Thomas A. E. Platts‐Mills, Roopesh Singh Gangwar, Lisa Workman, Jeffrey M. Wilson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of vegetation density and habitat disturbance on the spatial distribution of ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) [PDF]

, 2008
Larval, nymphal, and adult Amblyomma americanum (L.), and adult Dermacentor variabilis (Say) ticks were collected using timed dragging techniques, in an attempt to examine how different habitat variables affect models that describe the distribution of ...
Stein, Kenneth J., Waldon, Jefferson L., Waterman, Megan   +2 more
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Ehrlichia, Hepatozoon, and Babesia Coinfection Patterns Among Owned Dogs in Central Thailand

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Volume 39, Issue 4, July/August 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Ehrlichia, Hepatozoon, and Babesia have the potential to cause life‐threatening illnesses in dogs, especially when coinfections occur. Hypothesis/Objectives To determine the infection rates, coinfection patterns, and risk factors associated with these pathogens in central Thailand.
Rungrote Osathanon, Aeknarin Saechin, Chalisa Mongkolphan, Benjaporn Bhusri, Siriporn Tangsudjai   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) (Acari: Ixodidae), the Cayenne tick: phylogeography and evidence for allopatric speciation [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Amblyomma cajennense F. is one of the best known and studied ticks in the New World because of its very wide distribution, its economical importance as pest of domestic ungulates, and its association with a variety of animal and human ...
Barros Battesti, Darcy M., Beati, Lorenza, Burkman, Erica J., Cáceres, Abraham G., Durden, Lance A., Faccini, João L.H., Guglielmone, Alberto Alejandro, Guzman Cornejo, Carmen, Labruna, Marcelo B., Léon, Renato, Nava, Santiago   +10 more
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Is Zebrafish a Good Model for the Alpha‐Gal Syndrome?

The FASEB Journal, Volume 39, Issue 9, 15 May 2025.
ABSTRACT The alpha‐Gal syndrome (AGS) is an underdiagnosed tick‐borne allergy characterized by both immediate and delayed IgE‐mediated anaphylactic reactions to the galactose‐alpha‐1,3‐galactose (alpha‐Gal) epitope. Common manifestations include gastrointestinal, cutaneous, and respiratory symptoms appearing 2–6 h after the consumption of mammalian ...
Rita Vaz‐Rodrigues, José de la Fuente
wiley   +1 more source

Multiple functions of Na/K-ATPase in dopamine-induced salivation of the Blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis [PDF]

, 2016
Citation: Kim, D., Urban, J., Boyle, D. L., & Park, Y. (2016). Multiple functions of Na/K-ATPase in dopamine-induced salivation of the Blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis. Scientific Reports, 6, 13.
Boyle, Daniel L., Kim, Donghun, Park, Yoonseong, Urban, Joshua   +3 more
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Prevalence of Rickettsiales in ticks removed from the skin of outdoor workers in North Carolina

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Tick-transmitted rickettsial diseases, such as ehrlichiosis and spotted fever rickettsiosis, are significant sources of morbidity and mortality in the southern United States.
Sangmi Lee, Madhavi L Kakumanu, Loganathan Ponnusamy, Meagan Vaughn, Sheana Funkhouser, Haley Thornton, Steven R Meshnick, Charles S Apperson   +7 more
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Anaplasma Phagocytophilum, a Zoonotic Vector‐Borne Bacterial Species in Rodents and Its Associated Tick Vector: Systematic Review

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 3, May 2025.
A. phagocytophilum infections have been detected from various rodent hosts and the associated ticks from different sites throughout the globe. Ixodes ticks were the most frequent tick observed in the studies, followed by Dermacentor tick and Haemaphysalis tick species. Apodemus rodent species were frequently observed, followed by Microtus spp.
Maropeng C. Monyama, Tsepo Ramatla, Bradly Khosa, Tshepo Mafokwane, Oriel Thekisoe   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quelques observations sur une souche de Cowdria ruminantium isolée en Guadeloupe (Antilles françaises) [PDF]

, 1985
Une souche de Cowdria ruminantium isolée en Guadeloupe (Antilles) a été comparée, dans des tests d'immunité croisée chez des petits ruminants, à la souche de référence sud-africaine "Ball 3", à une souche du Soudan("Umm Banein") et à une souche sud ...
Barré, Nicolas, Camus, Emmanuel, Uilenberg, Gerrit   +2 more
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