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Far-Reaching Dispersal of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato-Infected Blacklegged Ticks by Migratory Songbirds in Canada. [PDF]

Healthcare (Basel), 2018
Lyme disease has been documented in northern areas of Canada, but the source of the etiological bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) has been in doubt.
Scott JD, Clark KL, Foley JE, Bierman BC, Durden LA.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Impacts of Deciduous Leaf Litter and Snow Presence on Nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Overwintering Survival in Coastal New England, USA

Insects, 2019
Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis Say) are the vector for pathogens that cause more cases of human disease than any other arthropod. Lyme disease is the most common, caused by the bacterial spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi (Johnson, Schmid, Hyde ...
Megan A. Linske, Kirby C. Stafford, Scott C. Williams, Charles B. Lubelczyk, Margret Welch, Elizabeth F. Henderson   +5 more
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Mechanical Acaricides Active against the Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis

Insects, 2022
Cases of Lyme disease in humans are on the rise in the United States and Canada. The vector of the bacteria that causes this disease is the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis. Current control methods for I. scapularis mainly involve chemical acaricides.
Elise A. Richardson, Loganathan Ponnusamy, R. Michael Roe   +2 more
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The Effects of Varying Degrees of Japanese Barberry Invasion on the Abundance of Blacklegged Ticks and White-footed Mice

, 2023
Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry) is an invasive shrub that escaped cultivation and spread in the northeastern United States. The impact of varying degrees of Japanese barberry invasion on the abundances of a Lyme disease bacterium vector, Ixodes ...
Pitt, Amber L., Ehlert, Krista, D\u27Antonio, Bailey E.   +2 more
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Potential role of ticks as vectors of bluetongue virus [PDF]

, 2010
When the first outbreak of bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV8) was recorded in North-West Europe in August 2006 and renewed outbreaks occurred in the summer of 2007 and again in 2008, the question was raised how the virus survived the winter.
Dep Infectieziekten Immunologie, Jan Boonstra, Ard M. Nijhof, Dennis Hölzel, Nijhof, A.M., Chantal Bouwknegt, Piet A. van Rijn, Frans Jongejan, Jacqueline J. M. Schipper, Rooij, E.M.A., van, Holzel, D., Sub Cell Biology, Boonstra, J., van Rijn, P.A., Jongejan, F., Algemeen Onderzoek DGK, Nijhof, A., Celbiologie, Eugène M. A. van Rooij, Schipper, J.J., Rijn, P.A., van, van Rooij, E.M.A., Schipper, J.M.J., Bouwknegt, C., Holzel, D.R.   +24 more
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Similar microbiome compositions of nymphal blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) infected and uninfected with Borrelia burgdorferi in Delaware

, 2023
Ellis, VincenzoPathogens can be influenced by their host's microbiome, and this can have consequences for pathogen dynamics. Therefore, characterizing the microbiome of hosts, particularly vectors, may help explain pathogen transmission patterns and ...
Casey, Tyler
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The prevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi infection, and co-infections with other Borrelia spp. in Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in Canada

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis are vectors of the tick-borne pathogens Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti. Recently, the I.
Antonia Dibernardo, Tyler Cote, Nicholas H Ogden, L Robbin Lindsay   +3 more
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Chemosensory and Behavioural Responses of Ixodes scapularis to Natural Products: Role of Chemosensory Organs in Volatile Detection

Insects, 2020
Blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, represent a significant public health concern due to their vectoring of tick-borne disease. Despite their medical importance, there is still limited knowledge of the chemosensory system of this species, and thus a ...
Nicoletta Faraone, Michael Light, Catherine Scott, Samantha MacPherson, N. Kirk Hillier   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

To beat or not to beat a tick: comparison of DNA extraction methods for ticks (Ixodes scapularis) [PDF]

PeerJ, 2015
Background. Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) are important disease vectors in the United States, known to transmit a variety of pathogens to humans, including bacteria, protozoa, and viruses.
Alyssa D. Ammazzalorso, Christine P. Zolnik, Thomas J. Daniels, Sergios-Orestis Kolokotronis   +3 more
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Citizen science informs human-tick exposure in the Northeastern United States

International Journal of Health Geographics, 2019
Background Tick-borne disease is the result of spillover of pathogens into the human population. Traditionally, literature has focused on characterization of tick-borne disease pathogens and ticks in their sylvatic cycles.
W. Tanner Porter, Peter J. Motyka, Julie Wachara, Zachary A. Barrand, Zahraa Hmood, Marya McLaughlin, Kelsey Pemberton, Nathan C. Nieto   +7 more
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