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Understanding the distribution of infected ticks is informative for the estimation of risk for tickborne diseases. The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), is the primary vector for 7 medically significant pathogens in United States ...

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S2E11: What’s the tick situation in Maine?

, 2020
Tick-borne diseases, some of which are debilitating, are on the rise. Allison Gardner investigates environmental factors that could limit the geographic spread of blacklegged ticks.
Lisnet, Ron, Ballman, Elissa, Gardner, Allison   +2 more
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Spatial distribution and clustering of medically important tick species in Illinois: Implications for tick-borne disease riskGitHub

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
The geographic range of medically significant tick species has expanded across the United States, with Illinois experiencing increased tick populations and incidence of tick-borne diseases (TBDs) in recent decades.
Abrar Hussain, Csaba Varga, Brian F. Allan, Nohra Mateus-Pinilla, Rebecca L. Smith   +4 more
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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
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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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Investigating the Relationship Between Invasive Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata and Blacklegged Ticks Ixodes scapularis

, 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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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
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Decoupling of Blacklegged Tick Abundance and Lyme Disease Incidence in Southern Maine, USA.

, 2019
Lyme disease is caused by the bacterial spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson, Schmid, Hyde, Steigerwalt, and Brenner (Spirocheatales: Spirochaetaceae) which is transmitted through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis Say (Ixodida:
Elias, Susan P, Smith, Robert P, Lacombe, Eleanor H, Maasch, Kirk A, Rand, Peter W, Robich, Rebecca M, Lubelczyk, Charles B, Anderson, Norman T   +7 more
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LYMESIM 2.0: An Updated Simulation of Blacklegged Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) Population Dynamics and Enzootic Transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae). [PDF]

J Med Entomol, 2020
Gaff H, Eisen RJ, Eisen L, Nadolny R, Bjork J, Monaghan AJ.   +5 more
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Tick Safety in Newtown CT

Connecticut is a high-risk area for tick bites. Blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) is the primary vector of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria responsible for Lyme disease o Fairfield County reports the second-highest number of Lyme disease cases in ...
Baptiste, Claire
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