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Genetic and Landscape Connectivity of Blacklegged Ticks During Range Expansion in Select States of the Midwestern USA [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Since the 1970s, the Midwestern USA has experienced an expansion of blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis), the primary vector of Lyme disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, leading to increased Lyme disease incidence.
Dahn‐young Dong, Susan M. Paskewitz, Jean I. Tsao, Sean D. Schoville   +3 more
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Phylogeographic dynamics of the arthropod vector, the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background The emergence of vector-borne pathogens in novel geographic areas is regulated by the migration of their arthropod vectors. Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) and the pathogens they vector, including the causative agents of Lyme disease ...
Kayleigh R. O’Keeffe, Zachary J. Oppler, Melissa Prusinski, Richard C. Falco, JoAnne Oliver, Jamie Haight, Lee Ann Sporn, P. Bryon Backenson, Dustin Brisson   +8 more
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Rapid Northward Expansion of the Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis, in Response to Climate Change. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol
The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, can transmit human diseases such as Lyme disease and is exposing new human populations to this risk due to its rapid expansion into Canada. We used community science data (eTick and iNaturalist) to understand the environmental factors responsible for the distribution of I.
Westcott JR, Bowden JJ, Savage J, Doody KM.   +3 more
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Does Experimental Reduction of Blacklegged Tick (Ixodes scapularis) Abundance Reduce Lyme Disease Incidence? [PDF]

Pathogens, 2023
Controlling the abundance of blacklegged ticks is considered the foundation for the prevention of human exposure to pathogens transmitted by these vectors in eastern North America. The use of broadcast or host-targeted acaricides is generally found to be
Richard S. Ostfeld, Felicia Keesing
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Species distribution models for the eastern blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, and the Lyme disease pathogen, Borrelia burgdorferi, in Ontario, Canada. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2020
The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, is established in several regions of Ontario, Canada, and continues to spread into new geographic areas across the province at a rapid rate. This poses a significant public health risk since I.
Andreea M Slatculescu, Katie M Clow, Roman McKay, Benoit Talbot, James J Logan, Charles R Thickstun, Claire M Jardine, Nicholas H Ogden, Anders J Knudby, Manisha A Kulkarni   +9 more
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Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Clade‐Specific Genetic Variation in Blacklegged Ticks

Ecology and Evolution
Ticks and tick‐borne pathogens represent the greatest vector‐borne disease threat in the United States. Blacklegged ticks are responsible for most human cases, yet the disease burden is unevenly distributed across the northern and southern United States.
Jacob Cassens, Adela S. Oliva Chávez, Danielle M. Tufts, Jianmin Zhong, Christopher Faulk, Jonathan D. Oliver   +5 more
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In vitro and in vivo acaricidal properties of orally delivered ivermectin against the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background The lack of effective and affordable new environmental tick control products is one of the major challenges to the existing control strategies against the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), the vector of Lyme disease affecting public health
Jolieke G. van Oosterwijk, Luciana Richer, Laura K. Beimfohr-Griffing, Andrew Y. Li   +3 more
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Efficacy of a low dose fipronil bait against blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) larvae feeding on white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) under laboratory conditions [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Lyme disease is the most prevalent vector-borne disease in the USA with cases continuing to increase. Current control measures have not been shown to be impactful, and therefore alternatives are needed.
David M. Poché, Gregory Franckowiak, Tyler Clarke, Batchimeg Tseveenjav, Larisa Polyakova, Richard M. Poché   +5 more
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Contrasting epigenetics of Ixodes scapularis populations [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Hard ticks are a source of public health concern, in part due to their ability to inhabit different environments. In the United States (US), blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis Say), the primary vector of Lyme disease, exhibit various phenotypes ...
Stephanie Guzman-Valencia, Jacob Cassens, Perot Saelao, Abagail Leal, Elizabeth Lohstroh, Cristina Harvey, Brenda Leal-Galvan, Cross Chambers, Crys Wright, Sydney Orsborn, Mackenzie Tietjen, Tammi Johnson, Nicole A. Mehta, Michael C. Golding, Raul F. Medina, Danielle M. Tufts, Christopher Faulk, Jonathan D. Oliver, Adela S. Oliva Chavez   +18 more
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Tritrophic interactions between a fungal pathogen, a spider predator, and the blacklegged tick [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, 2018
The blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis is the primary vector for the bacterium causing Lyme disease in eastern North America and for other medically important pathogens.
Ilya R. Fischhoff, James C. Burtis, Felicia Keesing, Richard S. Ostfeld   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources