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History of the geographic distribution of the western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus, in the United States

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Ixodes pacificus (the western blacklegged tick) occurs in the far western United States (US), where it commonly bites humans. This tick was not considered a species of medical concern until it was implicated in the 1980s as a vector of Lyme disease spirochetes.
Lars Eisen, Megan E.M. Saunders, Vicki L. Kramer, Rebecca J. Eisen   +3 more
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Sexual dimorphism of the Lyme disease bacterium in its tick vector – Abundance of Borrelia burgdorferi is higher in female than male Ixodes scapularis larvae

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Background: In North America, the tick-borne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (ss) causes Lyme disease and is transmitted by the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis. Acquisition and transmission of B.
Cody W. Koloski, Hesham Adam, Azka Siddiqa, Brooklyn Bourgeois, Neil B. Chilton, Monika Gulia-Nuss, Maarten J. Voordouw   +6 more
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Vector-Borne Disease Weekly Surveillance Report, August 29, 2016 [PDF]

, 2016
The Iowa Department of Public Health Vector-Borne Disease Weekly Surveillance Report summarizes cases of vector-borne disease cases in Iowa such as West Nile virus, Dengue and ...

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Vector-Borne Disease Weekly Surveillance Report, July 6, 2018 [PDF]

, 2018
The Iowa Department of Public Health Vector-Borne Disease Weekly Surveillance Report summarizes cases of vector-borne disease cases in Iowa such as West Nile virus, Dengue and ...

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Lemongrass essential oil and DEET inhibit attractant detection in infected and non-infected Ixodes scapularis ticks

Current Research in Insect Science
Blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say (Arachnida: Ixodidae), is a growing health concern for humans as vectors the causative agent of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, and many other pathogens. Given the potential health threat I. scapularis entails,
Kayla Gaudet, Luis Adriano Anholeto, N. Kirk Hillier, Nicoletta Faraone   +3 more
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Vector-Borne Disease Weekly Surveillance Report, December 02, 2016 [PDF]

, 2016
The Iowa Department of Public Health Vector-Borne Disease Weekly Surveillance Report summarizes cases of vector-borne disease cases in Iowa such as West Nile virus, Dengue and ...

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J Med Entomol [PDF]

In the 1980s, the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say, and rodents were recognized as the principal vector and reservoir hosts of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi in the eastern United States, and deer were incriminated as principal ...

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Vector-Borne Disease Weekly Surveillance Report, October 14, 2016 [PDF]

, 2016
The Iowa Department of Public Health Vector-Borne Disease Weekly Surveillance Report summarizes cases of vector-borne disease cases in Iowa such as West Nile virus, Dengue and ...

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Vector-Borne Disease Weekly Surveillance Report, August 19, 2016 [PDF]

, 2016
The Iowa Department of Public Health Vector-Borne Disease Weekly Surveillance Report summarizes cases of vector-borne disease cases in Iowa such as West Nile virus, Dengue and ...

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Vector-Borne Disease Weekly Surveillance Report, July 22, 2016 [PDF]

, 2016
The Iowa Department of Public Health Vector-Borne Disease Weekly Surveillance Report summarizes cases of vector-borne disease cases in Iowa such as West Nile virus, Dengue and ...

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