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Ecosphere, 2022 Forest and wildlife management can help regulate the risk of human exposure to tick‐borne pathogens by influencing the population density of host‐seeking ticks and the pathogen infection prevalence in tick populations.
Scott R. Larson +4 more
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Multiple functions of Na/K-ATPase in dopamine-induced salivation of the Blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis [PDF]
, 2016 Citation: Kim, D., Urban, J., Boyle, D. L., & Park, Y. (2016). Multiple functions of Na/K-ATPase in dopamine-induced salivation of the Blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis. Scientific Reports, 6, 13.
Boyle, Daniel L. +3 more
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Blacklegged Tick or Deer Tick, Ixodes scapularis Say (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae)
EDIS, 1969 In the United States, the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say affects the greatest number of people for threeprincipal reasons: their geographic distribution coincides in the northeastern United States with the greatest concentration of humans (Miller et al. 1990); spirochete infection rates are high, often exceeding 25 (Burgdorfer et al.
Michael R. Patnaude, Thomas N. Mather
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PLoS ONE, 2020 The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, is established in several regions of Ontario, Canada, and continues to spread into new geographic areas across the province at a rapid rate. This poses a significant public health risk since I.
Andreea M Slatculescu +9 more
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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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Education on Tickborne Diseases and Prevention Strategies [PDF]
, 2017 Research suggests that around 300,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year and that around one billion dollars is spent on healthcare for Lyme disease alone.
Bernard, Christopher
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Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background Forests in urban landscapes differ from their rural counterparts in ways that may alter vector-borne disease dynamics. In urban forest fragments, tick-borne pathogen prevalence is not well characterized; mitigating disease risk in densely ...
Solny A. Adalsteinsson +6 more
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Geospatial Analysis of Rickettsial Species in Arkansas [PDF]
, 2019 Rickettsia species are obligate intracellular, arthropod-borne bacteria with a potential to cause multiple diseases including Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF).
Dowling, Ashley P.G., Frank, Amy D
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 1, January 2026.This study reveals gaps in livestock owners’ knowledge and practices regarding disease prevention and control in East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia, highlighting the need for strengthened veterinary extension services and community education to improve animal health management.
Liuel Yizengaw +7 more
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