Modeling Climate Suitability of the Western Blacklegged Tick in California. [PDF]
J Med Entomol, 2018 Ixodes pacificus Cooley & Kohls (Acari: Ixodidae), the primary vector of Lyme disease spirochetes to humans in the far-western United States, is broadly distributed across Pacific Coast states, but its distribution is not uniform within this large, ecologically diverse region.
Eisen RJ +7 more
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Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Clade‐Specific Genetic Variation in Blacklegged Ticks
Ecology and EvolutionTicks 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 +5 more
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Tracking seasonal activity of the western blacklegged tick across California [PDF]
Journal of Applied Ecology, 2019 Understanding seasonal patterns of activity, or phenology, of vector species is fundamental to determining seasonality of disease risk and epidemics of vector‐borne disease.
Andrew MacDonald +4 more
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Genetic and Landscape Connectivity of Blacklegged Ticks During Range Expansion in Select States of the Midwestern USA [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSince 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 +3 more
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Human pathogens associated with the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis: a systematic review. [PDF]
Parasit Vectors, 2016 The blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis transmits Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu stricto) in eastern North America; however, the agent of Lyme disease is not the sole pathogen harbored by the blacklegged tick. The blacklegged tick is expanding its range into
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Climate impacts on blacklegged tick host-seeking behavior. [PDF]
Int J Parasitol, 2019 The nymph of the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), the primary North American vector of the causative agent of Lyme disease, must attach to a host by the end of its questing season in order to feed and subsequently molt into an adult. The proper timing of this behavior is critical both for the tick's survival and for perpetuating the transmission ...
McClure M, Diuk-Wasser MA.
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A Case of Illness Following a Bite by a Male Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus) Infected With Ehrlichia sp. and Rickettsia amblyommatis in Connecticut, United States [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsThe lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus) is a species commonly found in the southeastern U.S., but in recent years its populations have expanded northward, resulting in an increased risk of tick‐borne pathogen transmission in the Northeast.
Noelle Khalil +4 more
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The Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis: An Increasing Public Health Concern. [PDF]
Trends Parasitol, 2018 In the United States, the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, is a vector of seven human pathogens, including those causing Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Borrelia miyamotoi disease, Powassan virus disease, and ehrlichiosis associated with Ehrlichia muris eauclarensis. In addition to an accelerated rate of discovery of I.
Eisen RJ, Eisen L.
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Tick Cell Culture Analysis of Growth Dynamics and Cellular Tropism of Rickettsia buchneri, an Endosymbiont of the Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis. [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Simple Summary The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, a species of significant medical and veterinary importance, harbors an endosymbiont, Rickettsia buchneri.
Thorpe CJ +3 more
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Population-based passive tick surveillance and detection of expanding foci of blacklegged ticks Ixodes scapularis and the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi in Ontario, Canada. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 We identified ticks submitted by the public from 2008 through 2012 in Ontario, Canada, and tested blacklegged ticks Ixodes scapularis for Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Among the 18 species of ticks identified, I.
Mark P Nelder +9 more
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