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Gulf Coast Tick, Amblyomma maculatum Koch (Acari: Ixodidae: Amblyomminae)
EDIS, 2014 Gulf Coast ticks are found in grass prairies and coastal uplands throughout much of the western hemisphere. The ticks are ectoparasites that feed on a variety of birds and mammals, and will readily bite humans. Gulf Coast ticks are of increasing concern
Jeffrey C. Hertz, Phillip E. Kaufman
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Rickettsia parkeri in Gulf Coast Ticks, Southeastern Virginia, USA
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 We report evidence that Amblyomma maculatum tick populations are well established in southeastern Virginia. We found that 43.1% of the adult Gulf Coast ticks collected in the summer of 2010 carried Rickettsia parkeri, suggesting that persons living in or
Chelsea L. Wright +6 more
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Complete Mitochondrial Genome Sequence of the Gulf Coast Tick (Amblyomma maculatum). [PDF]
Microbiol Resour Announc, 2021 The complete circularized mitochondrial genome sequence of Amblyomma maculatum is 14,803 bp long. It encodes 13 protein coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 tick box motifs, and 2 control regions. The gene arrangement and content are consistent with those of previously reported Metastriata tick mitochondrial
Brenner AE, Raghavan R.
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Scarcity of Hepatozoon americanum in Gulf Coast tick vectors and potential for cultivating the protozoan. [PDF]
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports, 2020 American canine hepatozoonosis (ACH) is a debilitating tick-borne disease characterized by pyrexia, body wasting, myopathy, mucopurulent ocular discharge, and periosteal proliferation. The causative agent, Hepatozoon americanum, is an apicomplexan that utilizes the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, as its definitive host and vector.
Parkins ND +4 more
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Climate change influences on the geographic distributional potential of the spotted fever vectors Amblyomma maculatum and Dermacentor andersoni [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Amblyomma maculatum (Gulf Coast tick), and Dermacentor andersoni (Rocky Mountain wood tick) are two North American ticks that transmit spotted fevers associated Rickettsia.
Abdelghafar Alkishe +1 more
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A Francisella-like endosymbiont in the Gulf Coast tick evolved from a mammalian pathogen. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2016 AbstractTicks (order Ixodida) vector pathogenic bacteria that cause diseases in humans and other mammals. They also contain bacteria that are closely related to pathogens but function as endosymbionts that provide nutrients that are missing from mammalian blood—their sole food source.
Gerhart JG, Moses AS, Raghavan R.
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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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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 American canine hepatozoonosis (ACH) represents an important but relatively uncommon differential diagnosis in a dog with fever, muscle wasting, profound leukocytosis, and/or musculoskeletal pain.
Cambridge L. Coy +5 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 IntroductionBlood-feeding arthropods rely on robust cellular and humoral immunity to control pathogen invasion and replication. Tick hemocytes produce factors that can facilitate or suppress microbial infection and pathogenesis. Despite the importance of
Abdulsalam Adegoke +4 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 BackgroundTicks are the primary vectors of emerging and resurging pathogens of public health significance worldwide. Analyzing tick bacterial composition, diversity, and functionality across developmental stages and tissues is crucial for designing new ...
Abdulsalam Adegoke +5 more
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