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Modeling the effects of variable feeding patterns of larval ticks on the transmission of Borrelia lusitaniae and Borrelia afzelii [PDF]

, 2017
Spirochetes belonging to the Borrelia burgdoferi sensu lato (sl) group cause Lyme Borreliosis (LB), which is the most commonly reported vector-borne zoonosis in Europe. B. burgdorferi sl is maintained in nature in a complex cycle involving Ixodes ricinus
Bertolotti, Luigi, Ferreri, Luca, Giacobini, Mario, Mannelli, Alessandro, Perazzo, Silvia, Venturino, Ezio   +5 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
wiley   +1 more source

Joint assembly and genetic mapping of the Atlantic horseshoe crab genome reveals ancient whole genome duplication [PDF]

, 2013
Horseshoe crabs are marine arthropods with a fossil record extending back approximately 450 million years. They exhibit remarkable morphological stability over their long evolutionary history, retaining a number of ancestral arthropod traits, and are ...
Brockmann, H Jane, Havlak, Paul, Lv, Jie, Nossa, Carlos, Putnam, Nicholas H, Vincent, Kim, Yue, Jia-Xing   +6 more
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Tick phenology, tick-host associations, and tick-borne pathogen surveillance in a recreational forest of East Texas, USA.

PLoS ONE
Management of tick-borne disease necessitates an understanding of tick phenology, tick-host associations, and pathogen dynamics. In a recreational hotspot outside of one of the largest cities in the United States, we conducted a year of monthly ...
Jordan Salomon, Haydee Montemayor, Cassandra Durden, Dorcas Abiara, Rachel E Busselman, Gabriel L Hamer, Sarah A Hamer   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends Parasitol [PDF]

In the United States, the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, is a vector of seven human pathogens, including those causing Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Borrelia miyamotoi disease, Powassan virus disease, and ehrlichiosis associated with ...

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Cases of Lyme Disease Appear to Follow Periodic Cycles Linked to Geography [PDF]

, 2018
We are studying the spread of Lyme disease through Wisconsin. It is important because the number of people diagnosed with Lyme Disease in the US is around 300,000, annually (CDC 2017). The CDC has collected data of reported Lyme Disease
Marshall, Jeremy, Van Pelt, Nicholas
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Lyme Disease, Virginia, USA, 2000–2011

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014
Lyme disease, caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted in the eastern United States by the black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis), is increasing in incidence and expanding geographically.
R. Jory Brinkerhoff, Will F. Gilliam, David Gaines   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating acarological risk for exposure to Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes scapularis-borne pathogens in recreational and residential settings in Washington County, Minnesota

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2018
The distribution of I. scapularis, the tick vector of the bacteria that cause Lyme disease, has been expanding over the last two decades in the north-central United States in parallel with increasing incidence of human cases of Lyme disease in that region. However, assessments of residential risk for exposure to ticks are lacking from this region. Here,
Micah B, Hahn, Jenna K H, Bjork, David F, Neitzel, Frances M, Dorr, Tessa, Whitemarsh, Karen A, Boegler, Christine B, Graham, Tammi L, Johnson, Sarah E, Maes, Rebecca J, Eisen   +9 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Ixodes scapularis(Acari: Ixodidae) Distribution Surveys in the Chicago Metropolitan Region [PDF]

, 2012
Jennifer Rydzewski, Nohra E. Mateus‐Pinilla, Richard E. Warner, Jeffrey Nelson, Tom C. Velat   +4 more
openalex   +1 more source

Increasing Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto–Infected Blacklegged Ticks in Tennessee Valley, Tennessee, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
In 2017, we surveyed forests in the upper Tennessee Valley, Tennessee, USA. We found Ixodes scapularis ticks established in 23 of 26 counties, 4 of which had Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto–infected ticks.
Graham J. Hickling, Janetta R. Kelly, Lisa D. Auckland, Sarah A. Hamer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source