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Gulf Coast Ticks (Amblyomma maculatum) and Rickettsia parkeri, Ohio, USA, 2020 [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
We report the establishment of the Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum) and Rickettsia parkeri bacteria in Ohio, USA. We collected host-seeking ticks through surveillance in 2020–2021.
Risa Pesapane, Kaylee Shrock, Cece Bryant, Andrew J. Rosendale   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Climate change influences on the geographic distributional potential of the spotted fever vectors Amblyomma maculatum and Dermacentor andersoni [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Amblyomma maculatum (Gulf Coast tick), and Dermacentor andersoni (Rocky Mountain wood tick) are two North American ticks that transmit spotted fevers associated Rickettsia.
Abdelghafar Alkishe, A. Townsend Peterson   +1 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Efficacy of oral afoxolaner against Amblyomma maculatum infestations in dogs [PDF]

Parasite
Amblyomma maculatum, the Gulf Coast tick, is a species of significant veterinary and public health importance, especially because it is a vector of important diseases, such as American canine hepatozoonosis and tidewater spotted fever.
Tielemans Eric, Dumont Pascal, Rautenbach Carin, Viljoen Alta, Prullage Joseph   +4 more
doaj   +4 more sources

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, Roger Schürch, Donald Mullins, Gillian Eastwood   +3 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Efficacy of oral afoxolaner and a combination of afoxolaner, moxidectin, and pyrantel against Amblyomma maculatum in dogs [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Amblyomma maculatum is a tick with a broad host range that is undergoing an expansion of its range within the USA. When feeding the predilection sites on the host are the head and ears and due to the long mouthparts, it can cause significant ...
Joseph Prullage, Jeffrey Shryock, Pascal Dumont, Liezl Whitehead, Stephen Yoon, Ricarda Süssenberger   +5 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Unusual paralytic response to Amblyomma maculatum nymphal bite in alpha-gal knockout mice [PDF]

Frontiers in Arachnid Science
The Gulf-Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum) is an emerging species whose geographic range is expanding in the United States. Although tick bite-induced paralysis is uncommon, Am. maculatum has been implicated in cases affecting vertebrate hosts.
Shahid Karim
exaly   +4 more sources

Establishment of Amblyomma maculatum Ticks and Rickettsia parkeri the Northeastern United States [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
We document a case of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis in a patient in Connecticut, USA, who became ill after a bite from a Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum). We used PCR to amplify R. parkeri DNA from the detached tick.
Goudarz Molaei, Noelle Khalil, Carmen J. Ramos, Christopher D. Paddock   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Rickettsia parkeri infection modulates the sialome and ovariome of the Gulf coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
The Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, is a vector of several tick-borne pathogens, including Rickettsia parkeri. The ability of R. parkeri to persist within the tick population through transovarial and transstadial transmission, without apparently ...
Melina Garcia Guizzo, Khemraj Budachetri, Abdulsalam Adegoke, Jose M. C. Ribeiro, Shahid Karim   +4 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Hematophagy and tick-borne Rickettsial pathogen shape the microbial community structure and predicted functions within the tick vector, Amblyomma maculatum [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
BackgroundTicks are the primary vectors of emerging and resurging pathogens of public health significance worldwide. Analyzing tick bacterial composition, diversity, and functionality across developmental stages and tissues is crucial for designing new ...
Abdulsalam Adegoke, Deepak Kumar, Khemraj Budachetri, Khemraj Budachetri, Shahid Karim, Shahid Karim   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Efficacy of a topical combination of esafoxolaner, eprinomectin and praziquantel against Amblyomma maculatum infestations in cats [PDF]

Parasite
Amblyomma maculatum, the Gulf Coast tick, infests a wide range of vertebrate species including livestock, dogs, cats, and humans. It is a species of significant veterinary and public health importance, especially as a vector of diseases, for instance ...
Tielemans Eric, Rautenbach Carin, Khumalo Zamantungwa, Beugnet Frederic   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources