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A molecular analysis of the eastern blacklegged deer tick for the presence of the Lyme disease-causing bacteria

, 2017
Research poster presenting an analysis of the eastern blacklegged deer tick for the presence of Lyme disease-causing ...
Boze, Andrew, Curtis, Tracy
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The Effects of Timber Harvesting on Blacklegged Tick (Ixodes Scapularis) Abundance and Infection Prevalence [PDF]

, 2019
The northern range of the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) is expanding, and with it, the pathogens it vectors, including Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Babesia microti. As the range of I.
Conte, Christine
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Why are the ticks winning, and what can we do about it?

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Human illness associated with tick bites is on the rise in the United States. One root cause is that several human-biting tick species serving as pathogen vectors, including the blacklegged tick and the lone star tick, have expanded their geographic ...
Lars Eisen
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A multi-year assessment of blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) population establishment and Lyme disease risk areas in Ottawa, Canada, 2017-2019. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2021
Burrows H, Talbot B, McKay R, Slatculescu A, Logan J, Thickstun C, Lindsay LR, Dibernardo A, Koffi JK, Ogden NH, Kulkarni MA.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Geographic variation in risk of blacklegged tick-borne coinfections in the eastern United States

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis)-associated diseases are increasing in incidence and geographic range in the United States. Pathogen range expansion may increase the risk of coinfections, which could complicate accurate diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne diseases.
Alexander T. Grimaudo, Karen M. Holcomb, James C. Burtis, Sarah E. Maes, Lynn M. Osikowicz, Andrias Hojgaard, Christina M. Parise, Erik Foster, Rebecca J. Eisen   +8 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Acarological Risk of Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease Agent, in Staten Island, New York City

Arthropoda
Lyme disease, the leading vector-borne ailment in the U.S., annually affects an estimated 476,000 individuals, predominantly in the Northeast and Upper Midwest. Despite its increasing incidence, the evaluation of risk within U.S.
Liyang Zhou, Leonid Tsynman, Kamesan Kanapathipillai, Zahir Shah, Waheed Bajwa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Attitudes and behavioral outcomes of Nebraska hunters toward tick-borne disease

Scientific Reports
New threats to public and animal health are emerging as changes in climate, land use, and vegetation alter the landscape of the Great Plains. The annual incidence of tick-borne disease in Nebraska is increasing, and newly established species such as ...
Dominic J. Cristiano, Roberto Cortinas, Larkin A. Powell, Elizabeth VanWormer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of PCR when examining the prevalence of Lyme disease in the Eastern Blacklegged Tick

, 2017
Research poster discussing the effectiveness of PCR when examining the prevalence of Lyme disease in the Eastern Blacklegged tick.A study was performed to determine if the original results of the Eastern black legged tick (Ixodes scapularis) in Chenango ...
Curtis, Tracy, Carr, Kevin, Rider, Natalie, Yang, Iris   +3 more
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Investigating the Relationship Between Invasive Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata and Blacklegged Ticks Ixodes scapularis [PDF]

, 2017
Garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata is an invasive herb that has been studied for its chemical allelopathy ability to hinder plant growth of its competitors and potential to inhibit entomopathogenic fungi.
Shauffer, Nicole
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Temporal and spatial dynamics of the internal microbial community of an important disease vector, the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis )

, 2015
The blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) is an important disease vector in the United States. Although its role as a vector of Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease, has been known since the late 1970’s, recent discoveries of its transmission ...
Zolnik, Christine Patricia
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