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What Is the Best Predictor of Annual Lyme Disease Incidence: Weather, Mice, or Acorns? [PDF]

, 2005
Predicting fluctuations in annual risk of Lyme disease would be useful in focusing public health efforts. However, several competing hypotheses have been proposed that point to weather variables, acorn production, or mouse abundance as important ...
Evans, Andrew S, Jr, Ostfeld, Richard S, Schauber, Eric M   +2 more
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Babesia nucleic acid prevalence among blood donors in southern Québec

Transfusion, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Tick‐borne diseases are on the rise in Canada, and southern Québec is considered one of the highest‐risk regions for Babesia emergence. Babesia is easily transmissible through blood transfusion and was the most common transfusion‐transmitted infection in the United States before the implementation of nucleic acid testing (NAT) in ...
Christian Renaud, Milena Fedorova, Nathalie C. Simard, Jean‐François Côté, Jeffrey M. Linnen, Genevieve Baron, François Milord, Karine Thivierge, Alejandra Irace‐Cima, Jamel A. Groves, Rebecca L. Townsend, Paula Saa, Laura Tonnetti, Susan L. Stramer, Marc Germain, Antoine Lewin   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ixodes brunneus (Acari: Ixodidae) from Two Bird Hosts: A New Michigan Tick [PDF]

, 2017
The tick Ixodes brunneus Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) is reported for the first time in Michigan from two bird hosts at two locations in the lower peninsula.
Hamer, Sarah A, Keith, Brenda S, Keith, Richard S, Scharf, William C   +3 more
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Histochemical indications for a chemically complex signal produced by the cervical gill slit gland of the pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)

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, William A. McLellan, Sentiel A. Rommel, Alexander M. Costidis, Craig A. Harms, J. G. M. Thewissen, Susan J. Rehorek, David S. Rotstein, Mark D. Gay, Alison R. Taylor, Heather N. Koopman, Ying Wang, Stephanie Kamel, D. Ann Pabst   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multiple functions of Na/K-ATPase in dopamine-induced salivation of the Blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis [PDF]

, 2016
Citation: Kim, D., Urban, J., Boyle, D. L., & Park, Y. (2016). Multiple functions of Na/K-ATPase in dopamine-induced salivation of the Blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis. Scientific Reports, 6, 13.
Boyle, Daniel L., Kim, Donghun, Park, Yoonseong, Urban, Joshua   +3 more
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Structural and Functional Characterization of the 28 kDa Structured Core of BmSA1, the Major Surface Antigen of Babesia Microti

Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, Volume 93, Issue 9, Page 1657-1671, September 2025.
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

A preliminary linkage map of the hard tick, Ixodes scapularis [PDF]

Insect Molecular Biology, 2003
AbstractA linkage map of the Ixodes scapularis genome was constructed, based upon segregation amongst 127 loci. These included 84 random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers, 32 Sequence‐Tagged RAPD (STAR) markers, 5 cDNAs, and 5 microsatellites in 232 F1 intercross progeny from a single, field‐collected P1 female.
Ullmann, A. J., Piesman, J., Dolan, M. C., Black IV, W. C.   +3 more
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Prevalence and Sequence Analysis of Vector‐Borne Zoonotic Diseases in Stray Cats in Istanbul

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 5, September 2025.
Istanbul, the largest metropolis in Türkiye, is home to a notable population of stray cats. While cats enrich the city's culture, they can also transmit various diseases, posing diagnostic challenges for clinicians. This study aimed to detect infections in stray cats using PCR and sequencing to identify Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Bartonella, Hepatozoon ...
Tuba Yazicioglu, Handan Cetinkaya
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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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