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.
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Estimating Infected Blacklegged Tick Encounters Among Outdoor Workers in Minnesota. [PDF]
EcohealthAbstract Outdoor workers are at increased risk of tick-borne diseases, yet we poorly understand the interaction between occupational risk factors and worker behavior. This study integrates active tick surveillance with worker-reported survey data to assess how occupational behaviors, demographic characteristics, and tick-prevention knowledge ...
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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.
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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 areas of southern Canada such as Ontario, an area where exposure to blacklegged tick bites and tick-
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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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Rickettsia buchneri sp. nov., a rickettsial endosymbiont of the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis. [PDF]
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 2015 We obtained a rickettsial isolate from the ovaries of the blacklegged tick,Ixodes scapularis. The isolate (ISO7T) was grown in theIxodes ricinusembryonic cell line IRE11. We characterized the isolate by transmission electron microscopy and gene sequencing. Phylogenetic analysis of 11 housekeeping genes demonstrated that the isolate fulfils the criteria
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Attitudes and behavioral outcomes of Nebraska hunters toward tick-borne disease [PDF]
Scientific ReportsNew 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 ...
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Scientific ReportsThe blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, is an ectoparasitic arachnid and vector for infectious diseases, including Lyme borreliosis. Here, we investigate the diurnal activity and respiration of wild-caught and lab-reared adult ticks with long-term video
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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.
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EDIS, 2021 Ehrlichia and Anaplasma are bacteria that cause diseases, known as ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis, in humans and other animals. Ehrlichia and Anaplasma are primarily transmitted through the bites of infected hard ticks, such as the lone star tick, the ...
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