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Deer management generally reduces densities of nymphal Ixodes scapularis, but not prevalence of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2023
Human Lyme disease–primarily caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (s.s.) in North America–is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States.
Alynn M. Martin, Danielle Buttke, Jordan Raphael, Kelsey Taylor, Sarah Maes, Christina M. Parise, Howard S. Ginsberg, Paul C. Cross   +7 more
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Livestock Diseases Among Residents of East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

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, Haregua Yesigat, Kifile Wondimagegnehu, Arega Tafere, Habtamu Yalew, Dessalew Habtie, Natenael Teshager, Yibeltal Simeneh   +7 more
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Strain-Dependent Assessment of Powassan Virus Transmission to Ixodes scapularis Ticks

Viruses
Powassan virus (POWV) is an emerging tick-borne encephalitic virus in Lyme disease-endemic sites in North America. Due to range expansion and local intensification of blacklegged tick vector (Ixodes scapularis) populations in the northeastern and upper ...
Rebekah J. McMinn, Emily N. Gallichotte, Samantha Courtney, Sam R. Telford, Gregory D. Ebel   +4 more
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Acceptability of 4-poster deer treatment devices for community-wide tick control among residents of high Lyme disease incidence counties in Connecticut and New York, USA

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2023
The 4-Poster Tick Control Deer Feeder (4-poster) device applies acaricide to white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and can reduce populations of the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), which transmits the agents of Lyme disease, anaplasmosis ...
Courtney C. Nawrocki, Nicholas Piedmonte, Sara A. Niesobecki, Adam Rowe, AmberJean P. Hansen, Alison Kaufman, Erik Foster, James I. Meek, Linda Niccolai, Jennifer White, Bryon Backenson, Lars Eisen, Sarah A. Hook, Neeta P. Connally, Victoria L. Hornbostel, Alison F. Hinckley   +15 more
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Ecological dynamics of blacklegged ticks, vertebrate hosts, and associated zoonotic pathogens in northeastern forests

Ecosphere, Volume 16, Issue 12, December 2025.
Abstract Specific host‐tick interactions in temperate forest systems influence variation in density and infection prevalence of nymphal blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis). The density of infected nymphs (DIN), which is the product of nymphal infection prevalence (NIP) and density of questing nymphs (DON), influences the risk of human exposure to tick‐
Shannon L. LaDeau, Kelly Oggenfuss, Alexander Schmidt, Saravanan Thangamani, Richard S. Ostfeld   +4 more
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Rapid Northward Expansion of the Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis, in Response to Climate Change

Global Change Biology, Volume 31, Issue 11, November 2025.
The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, can transmit human diseases such as Lyme disease and is exposing new human populations to this risk due to its rapid expansion into Canada. We used community science data (eTick and iNaturalist) to understand the environmental factors responsible for the distribution of I.
Jacob R. Westcott, Joseph J. Bowden, Jade Savage, Karen M. Doody   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The First case of Locally Acquired Tick-Borne Babesia Microti Infection in Canada

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2014
A child with a complicated medical history that included asplenia acquired an infection with Babesia microti in the summer of 2013 and had not travelled outside of Manitoba.
Jared MP Bullard, Arshad N Ahsanuddin, Anamarija M Perry, L Robbin Lindsay, Mahmood Iranpour, Antonia Dibernardo, Paul G Van Caeseele   +6 more
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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

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2025.
A case of local lymphadenopathy and a flu‐like illness in a man, following a bite by a male lone star tick infected with Ehrlichia sp. and Rickettsia amblyommatis. ABSTRACT The 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
Noelle Khalil, Abigail Chang, Lorelei Sandland, Henry M. Feder Jr., Goudarz Molaei   +4 more
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Spatial and temporal analyses of Dermacentor variabilis (Say) (Acari: Ixodidae) in central and eastern Canada

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 515-524, September 2025.
One thousand one hundred ninety‐eight adult Dermacentor variabilis (Say), a species of veterinary and human medical importance, were collected from companion animals in central and eastern Canada. Peaks in adult D. variabilis submissions occurred in May and June across the provinces. Most submissions of adult D.
Grace K. Nichol, J. Scott Weese, Shaun J. Dergousoff, Amy L. Greer, Katie M. Clow   +4 more
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An analysis of companion animal tick encounters as revealed by photograph‐based crowdsourced data

Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2021
Background Community science is increasingly utilized to track important vectors of companion animal disease, providing a scalable, cost‐effective strategy for identifying new foci, changing phenology, and disease prevalence across wide geographies ...
Heather L. Kopsco, Roland J. Duhaime, Thomas N. Mather   +2 more
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