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Insects, 2019 Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis Say) are the vector for pathogens that cause more cases of human disease than any other arthropod. Lyme disease is the most common, caused by the bacterial spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi (Johnson, Schmid, Hyde ...
Megan A. Linske +5 more
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The Anatomical Record, Volume 308, Issue 9, Page 2413-2432, September 2025.Abstract The pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) possesses an exocrine gland associated with its false gill slit pigmentation pattern. The cervical gill slit gland is a compound tubuloalveolar gland that produces a holocrine secretion and displays maturational changes in size and secretory histology. While the morphology of the cervical gill slit gland
Tiffany F. Keenan +13 more
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PLoS ONEManagement 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 ...
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Journal of medical entomology, 2018 The seasonal activity pattern of immature Ixodes scapularis Say (Acari: Ixodidae) varies geographically in the United States, which may affect the efficiency of transmission cycles of pathogens transmitted by this species.
N. Ogden +6 more
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Effects of temperature on bacterial microbiome composition in Ixodes scapularis ticks
MicrobiologyOpen, 2018 Ixodes scapularis, the blacklegged deer tick, is the principal vector of Lyme disease in North America. Environmental factors are known to influence regional and seasonal incidence of Lyme disease and possibly the endemicity of the disease to the ...
S. Thapa, Yan Zhang, M. Allen
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Efficacy of afoxolaner against Ixodes scapularis ticks in dogs
Veterinary Parasitology, 2014 Efficacy of afoxolaner, a novel isoxazoline insecticide/acaricide, against Ixodes scapularis was evaluated in a laboratory study. One day prior to treatment, beagle dogs (n=16) were infested with 50 unfed wild adult ticks. Repeat infestations were performed weekly for four additional weeks.
Mitchell, Elizabeth B. +3 more
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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 +2 more
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Chemosensory and Behavioural Responses of Ixodes scapularis to Natural Products: Role of Chemosensory Organs in Volatile Detection [PDF]
, 2020 Nicoletta Faraone +4 more
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Contrasting epigenetics of Ixodes scapularis populations
Abstract Hard ticks are a source of public health concern, in part due to their ability to inhabit different environmental regions, which increases human encounters. In the United States (US), blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis Say), the primary vector of Lyme disease, exhibit various phenotypes depending on their geographic origin (i.e ...
Stephanie Guzman-Valencia +18 more
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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2019 Deer tick virus (DTV) is a genetic variant of Powassan virus (POWV) that circulates in North America in an enzootic cycle involving the blacklegged or "deer tick," Ixodes scapularis, and small rodents such as the white-footed mouse.
Rebecca M. Robich +6 more
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