Applying MALDI-TOF MS to resolve morphologic and genetic similarities between two Dermacentor tick species of public health importance [PDF]
Scientific ReportsHard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) have been historically identified by morphological methods which require highly specialized expertise and more recently by DNA-based molecular assays that involve high costs.
Maria F. B. M. Galletti +12 more
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Efficacy of afoxolaner against Dermacentor variabilis ticks in dogs [PDF]
Veterinary Parasitology, 2014 Efficacy of afoxolaner, a novel isoxazoline insecticide/acaricide, against Dermacentor variabilis ticks was confirmed in two laboratory studies. Each study utilized a controlled, randomized block design. One day prior to treatment, beagle dogs were infested with 50 unfed adult ticks. Repeat infestations were performed weekly for four weeks.
William R. Everett +4 more
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Range-wide genetic analysis of Dermacentor variabilis and its Francisella-like endosymbionts demonstrates phylogeographic concordance between both taxa [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background The American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, is an important vector of pathogens to humans, wildlife and domestic animals in North America.
Emily L. Kaufman +5 more
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Hybridization in natural sympatric populations of Dermacentor ticks in northwestern North America [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2013 Hybridization in ticks has been described in a handful of species and mostly as a result of laboratory experiments. We used 148 AFLP loci to describe putative hybridization events between D. andersoni and D.
A. Araya‐Anchetta +4 more
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Dermacentor variabilis: An Unusual foreign body of the external ear canal
Otolaryngology Case Reports, 2020 This case helps identify common aural foreign bodies in the pediatric population, understand the management of aural foreign bodies, and reviews special considerations that should be made with a tick as an aural foreign body. This is a case report of one
Ryan Akin +3 more
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The Genome of the American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis)
AbstractThe American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is a vector of zoonotic pathogens in North America that poses emerging threats to public health. Despite its medical importance, genomic resources forD. variabilisremain scarce. Leveraging long-read nanopore sequencing, we generated a high-quality genome assembly forD.
Jacob Cassens +10 more
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Molecular Detection of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) in Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) Collected Along the Platte River in South Central Nebraska. [PDF]
J Med Entomol, 2020 Luedtke BE +4 more
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Ticks and Tick-Borne DiseasesIt is an open question whether the activity of host-seeking ticks is under endogenous circadian control or arises entirely as an exogenous response to external stimuli.
Joseph Giulian +5 more
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Geospatial Health, 2012 The spatial distribution of Dermacentor variabilis, the most commonly identified vector of the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii which causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in humans, and the spatial distribution of RMSF, have not been previously ...
Sahotra Sarkar
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Developmental Regulation of Corazonin, Eclosion Hormone, and Bursicon Messages and RNAi Suppression of Corazonin in Adult, Female American Dog Ticks, <i>Dermacentor variabilis</i>. [PDF]
InsectsDhammi A +4 more
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