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 +3 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.
Jianmin Zhong +2 more
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Blacklegged Tick or Deer Tick, Ixodes scapularis Say (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae)
EDIS, 2003 In the United States, the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say affects the greatest number of people for three principal reasons: their geographic distribution coincides in the northeastern United States with the greatest concentration of humans ...
Michael R. Patnaude, Thomas N. Mather
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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 +8 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.
Ye Li, Robbin Lindsay, Samir N Patel
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Human pathogens associated with the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis: a systematic review [PDF]
Parasites & 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-
Nelder, Mark P +8 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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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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Changes in the geographic distribution of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, in the United States [PDF]
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2023 Ixodes scapularis (the blacklegged tick) was considered a species of no medical concern until the mid-1970s. By that time, the tick's geographic distribution was thought to be mainly in the southeastern United States (US), with additional localized populations along the Eastern Seaboard north to southern Massachusetts and in the Upper Midwest.
Lars Eisen, Rebecca J. Eisen
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Climate impacts on blacklegged tick host-seeking behavior [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology, 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 ...
Max McClure, Maria A. Diuk-Wasser
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