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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.
Diane Larsen, S. Theodore Chester, John W. McCall, Elizabeth B. Mitchell   +3 more
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Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease [PDF]

Nature Communications, 2016
AbstractTicks transmit more pathogens to humans and animals than any other arthropod. We describe the 2.1 Gbp nuclear genome of the tick, Ixodes scapularis (Say), which vectors pathogens that cause Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, babesiosis and other diseases.
Linda Hannick, Linda Hannick, Sarah Young, Karyn Megy, Karyn Megy, Timothy P. Driscoll, Timothy P. Driscoll, Stephen K. Wikel, Jyothi Thimmapuram, Brooke W. Bissinger, José M. C. Ribeiro, Elisabet Caler, Elisabet Caler, Sayed M.S. Khalil, Martin Shumway, Martin Shumway, Vincent Croset, Vincent Croset, Julio Rozas, Don Gilbert, Evgeny M. Zdobnov, Evgeny M. Zdobnov, Daniel R. Caffrey, Stephen C. Barker, Renfu Shao, Ladislav Šimo, Ladislav Šimo, Granger G. Sutton, Jeffrey M. Grabowski, Jeffrey M. Grabowski, Martin Hammond, Katherine M. Kocan, Joseph J. Gillespie, Joseph J. Gillespie, José de la Fuente, José de la Fuente, Donghun Kim, Donghun Kim, Ketaki Bhide, Vinita Joardar, Vinita Joardar, Jessica B. Hostetler, Jessica B. Hostetler, Jesús Vázquez, Juraj Koči, Juraj Koči, Joao H. F. Pedra, Joao H. F. Pedra, Justin D. Radolf, Brian P. Walenz, Brian P. Walenz, David Jiang, Frank H. Collins, Andrew B. Nuss, Andrew B. Nuss, R. Michael Roe, Daniel Lawson, David R. Nelson, Timothy J. Kurtti, Rushika Perera, Rushika Perera, Emma G. Lang, Cristian Tornador, Maiara S. Severo, Maiara S. Severo, Jennifer R. Wortman, Steven D. Buckingham, Qiandong Zeng, Monika Gulia-Nuss, Monika Gulia-Nuss, Mathangi Thiagarajan, Mathangi Thiagarajan, Catherine A. Hill, Janice P. Van Zee, Maria F. Unger, Adam R. Wespiser, Claire M. Fraser, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Gloria I. Giraldo-Calderón, Gloria I. Giraldo-Calderón, Jenica L. Abrudan, Jenica L. Abrudan, Hyeogsun Kwon, Hyeogsun Kwon, Sergey Koren, Sergey Koren, Peter Arensburger, Shelby L. Bidwell, Shelby L. Bidwell, Jason M. Meyer, Jason M. Meyer, David B. Sattelle, Richard J. Kuhn, Karen E. Nelson, Nieves Ayllón, Filipe G. Vieira, Cornelis J. P. Grimmelikhuijzen, Melissa J. Caimano, Neal S. Silverman, Frank Hauser, Robert M. Waterhouse, Margarita Villar, Alejandro Sánchez-Gracia, Ryan C. Kennedy, Marta Tojo, Marta Tojo, Elena Bonzón-Kulichenko, Kristin Lees, Kristin Lees, Vishvanath Nene, Vishvanath Nene, Patricia V. Pietrantonio, Jiwei Zhu, Jose M. C. Tubio, Jose M. C. Tubio, Yunlong Yang, Bruce W. Birren, Zhijian Jake Tu, Joyce M. Sakamoto, Yumin Qi, Francisca C. Almeida, Hugh M. Robertson, Yoonseong Park, Jason R. Miller, Richard Benton   +124 more
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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 ticks and several species of vertebrate hosts. The transmission dynamics of B.
arxiv   +1 more source

Structural and Functional Characterization of the 28 kDa Structured Core of BmSA1, the Major Surface Antigen of Babesia Microti

Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Babesiosis is a tick‐borne disease that poses a significant threat to animal health worldwide. In addition, climate change and the risk of human‐to‐human transmission through blood transfusion have made babesiosis an emerging disease in humans.
Assia Mouhand, Joana Pissarra, Philippe Barthe, Christian Roumestand, Stéphane Delbecq   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification and characterization of Ixodes scapularis antigens that elicit tick immunity using yeast surface display. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
Repeated exposure of rabbits and other animals to ticks results in acquired resistance or immunity to subsequent tick bites and is partially elicited by antibodies directed against tick antigens.
Tim J Schuijt, Sukanya Narasimhan, Sirlei Daffre, Kathleen DePonte, Joppe W R Hovius, Cornelis Van't Veer, Tom van der Poll, Kamran Bakhtiari, Joost C M Meijers, Eric T Boder, Alje P van Dam, Erol Fikrig   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Computer Vision Approach to Combat Lyme Disease [PDF]

arXiv, 2020
Lyme disease is an infectious disease transmitted to humans by a bite from an infected Ixodes species (blacklegged ticks). It is one of the fastest growing vector-borne illness in North America and is expanding its geographic footprint. Lyme disease treatment is time-sensitive, and can be cured by administering an antibiotic (prophylaxis) to the ...
arxiv  

Permission to bite: White‐footed mice show no increased grooming response to tick infestation

Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.
White‐footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) are one of the most frequently studied hosts of blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis); however, interactions between white‐footed mice and ticks are not easily observed. This study aimed to quantify activity patterns in white‐footed mice and to assess their behavioral responses to parasitism by blacklegged ticks ...
J. E. Brown, P. Chuard, E. T. Machtinger
wiley   +1 more source

Host-specific expression of Ixodes scapularis salivary genes

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2019
Ixodes scapularis vectors several pathogens including Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease. Nymphal and larval stages, and the pathogens transmitted by I. scapularis are maintained in a zoonotic cycle involving rodent reservoir hosts, predominantly Peromyscus leucopus.
Subhasis Mohanty, Erol Fikrig, Fred S. Kantor, Kathleen DePonte, Xianping Liang, Sukanya Narasimhan, Carmen J. Booth, Ming-Ji Wu   +7 more
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Diversity and seasonality of host-seeking ticks in a periurban environment in the Central Midwest (USA).

PLoS ONE, 2021
Between March 2014 and February 2017, host-seeking ticks were collected during the late spring and summer months seasonally, and as well as continually through all seasons from several sites in a periurban environment in Pittsburg, Kansas, located in the
Ali Hroobi, Gunavanthi D Boorgula, David Gordon, Jianfa Bai, Doug Goodin, Gary Anderson, Savannah Wilson, Alex Staggs, Ram K Raghavan   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial and temporal analyses of Dermacentor variabilis (Say) (Acari: Ixodidae) in central and eastern Canada

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
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