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Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background We conducted a large-scale, passive regional survey of ticks associated with wildlife of the eastern United States. Our primary goals were to better assess the current geographical distribution of exotic Haemaphysalis longicornis and to ...
Alec T. Thompson +11 more
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Transmission of Cytauxzoon felis to domestic cats by Amblyomma americanum nymphs
Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background Successful Cytauxzoon felis transmission studies have occurred using Amblyomma americanum adults acquisition-fed as nymphs on an experimentally infected domestic cat or Dermacentor variabilis adults fed as nymphs on a splenectomized bobcat ...
Kelly E. Allen +3 more
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Standardized Ixodid Tick Survey in Mainland Florida
Insects, 2019 A statewide survey of questing ixodid ticks in mainland Florida was developed consistent with U.S. CDC standards to maximize the amount of epidemiologic and environmental data gathered.
Gregory E. Glass +3 more
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Dermacentor variabilis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Panama: report associated with tourism [PDF]
Journal of Vector Ecology, 2010 Ticks are the principal vectors of several pathogenic agents in animals and can transmit disease agents to humans (Dantas-Torres et al. 2009). The global tourism industry, international pet commerce, and the general expansion of international travel have facilitated the transportation of ticks to new localities outside their natural distributions.
Sergio E, Bermúdez +3 more
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Show us your ticks: a survey of ticks infesting dogs and cats across the USA
Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background A variety of tick species infest dogs and cats in North America. Although most of these species also readily feed on people, national data regarding the species and abundance of ticks on dogs and cats are lacking.
Meriam N. Saleh +6 more
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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 +4 more
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Unexpected winter questing activity of ticks in the Central Midwestern United States.
PLoS ONE, 2021 Unexpected questing activity of ticks was noted during the winter months of January and February in the Central Midwestern states of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
Ram K Raghavan +8 more
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Insects, 2019 Despite the rising incidence of tick-borne diseases (TBD) in the northeastern United States (US), information and expertise needed to assess risk, inform the public and respond proactively is highly variable across states.
Andrea M. Egizi +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 The blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) and the invasive European fire ant (Myrmica rubra) are both expanding throughout their sympatric range in coastal New England.
Lucy D Guarnieri +3 more
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‘Candidatus Borrelia texasensis’, from the American dog tick Dermacentor variabilis [PDF]
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2005 TXW-1, aBorreliastrain isolated in March 1998 from an adult maleDermacentor variabilistick feeding on a coyote from Webb county, Texas, USA, was characterized by using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis, RFLP and sequence analysis offlaBandrrs(16S rRNA gene), DNA–DNA hybridization analysis, SDS-PAGE and Western blotting with mAbs.
Tao, Lin +3 more
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