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Bunyaviruses are common in male and female Ixodes scapularis ticks in central Pennsylvania [PDF]
The blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis is widely distributed in the United States and transmits multiple pathogens to humans, wildlife and domestic animals. Recently, several novel viruses in the family Bunyaviridae (South Bay virus (SBV) and Blacklegged
Joyce M. Sakamoto+6 more
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Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in historic tick samples and its relevance to the white-tailed deer population in New Hampshire [PDF]
The cases of Lyme disease in New Hampshire have increased over time. There are speculations that increasing number of Lyme disease cases in New Hampshire are due to environmental factors, such as warmer climate, white-footed mouse population, white ...
Rakasiwi, Tasya
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The Ticks (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodida) of Arkansas [PDF]
Although ticks are a nuisance to humans and other animals, they are an important part of the biota of North America. In addition, they are vectors of many tick-borne disease agents that can negatively affect higher vertebrates.
Durden, L. A.+2 more
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Insight into the Machinery and Applications for Understanding the Pathogen- Vector Interface [PDF]
The availability of genome sequencing data in combination with knowledge of expressed genes via transcriptome and proteome data has greatly advanced our understanding of arthropod vectors of disease.
Barnard, Annette-Christi+4 more
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Efecto de la infección con Anaplasma phagocytophilum sobre la apoptosis en células de garrapata [PDF]
Máster en Investigación Básica y Aplicada en Recursos Cinegéticos. Trabajo Fin de Máster.[EN]: Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an intracellular tick-borne rickettsial pathogen, which causes granulocytic anaplasmosis in various species of livestock ...
Martínez de Carnero, Mª Luisa
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Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, is transmitted by the tick Ixodes scapularis. Here, the authors show that a tick secreted protein (PIXR) modulates the tick gut microbiota and facilitates B. burgdorferi colonization.
Sukanya Narasimhan+10 more
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Objective To identify the multilocus sequence typing (MLST) sequence types of Borrelia burgdorferi from Ixodes scapularis in Ontario, Canada. Results One hundred and eighty-five I.
Grace K. Nichol+2 more
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Are ticks venomous animals? [PDF]
[Introduction]: As an ecological adaptation venoms have evolved independently in several species of Metazoa. As haematophagous arthropods ticks are mainly considered as ectoparasites due to directly feeding on the skin of animal hosts. Ticks are of major
Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro+1 more
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Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus are vectors of a range of pathogens of public health significance in North America. These ticks transmit pathogens to and from wild animal reservoir host species, but also bite humans and expose them to the ...
Camille Guillot+34 more
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Lyme disease, the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in North America, is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, which is transmitted by Ixodes scapularis in eastern Canada and Ixodes pacificus in western Canada.
Salima Gasmi+14 more
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