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Induction of humoral immune response to multiple recombinant Rhipicephalus appendiculatus antigens and their effect on tick feeding success and pathogen transmission [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Rhipicephalus appendiculatus is the primary vector of Theileria parva, the etiological agent of East Coast fever (ECF), a devastating disease of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa.
A Musoke, A Musoke, AR Trimnell, AR Trimnell, AR Walker, AS Bowman, AS Young, AS Young, B Minjauw, C Almazán, C Almazán, C Almazán, C Almazán, CA Ferreira, Cassandra L. Olds, CL Schwartzkoff, Claudia Daubenberger, David O. Odongo, DO Odongo, DO Odongo, G Büscher, GC Paesen, GJ Rowlands, Glen A. Scoles, H Ochanda, I Couillin, J Fuente de la, J Fuente de la, J Fuente de la, J Fuente de la, J Fuente de la, J Katende, JD Hunt, JD Hunt, JG Valenzuela, JH Pruett, JM Ribeiro, JO Adejinmi, K Bailey, KM Kocan, M Labuda, M Saimo, M Shakya, MP Szabó, NA Steen, NH Ogden, O Merino, O Merino, P Willadsen, P Willadsen, P Willadsen, PG Toye, R Bishop, R Bishop, RA Skilton, RAI Norval, RC Galindo, Richard Bishop, S Havlíková, SK Wikel, Stephen Mwaura, T Bazarusanga, T Schetters, TT Dolan, V Nene, Z Zivkovic   +65 more
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RNAi‐mediated gene silencing of a 26S proteasome subunit increases mortality of the Japanese beetle Popillia japonica

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
We propose the regulatory particle non‐ATPase subunit 6 of the 26S proteasome as a first good promising RNA interference target candidate to control the Japanese beetle Popillia japonica. This will help to optimize a double‐stranded RNA insecticide against this priority pest with low off‐target effects on pollinators on a gene sequence‐based prediction.
Giulia Lucetti, Simona Abbà, Gabriele Pesavento, Elena Fanelli, Francesca De Luca, Elia Battagini, Stefano Cazzaniga, Matteo Ballottari, Diletta Frizzon, Nicola Mori, Luciana Galetto   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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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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A natural barrier: tick‐repellent potential of a spruce‐derived volatile blend against Hyalomma excavatum and Ixodes ricinus

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Both active and passive questing ticks, Hyalomma excavatum and Ixodes ricinus, were assessed for behavioural responses to two novel plant‐derived repellent volatile organic compound blends. Both tick species were repelled by the products, and both novo blends were significantly more repellent than currently available commercial products.
Martyn J. Wood, Sare I. Yavaşoğlu, James C. Bull, Serkan Bakırcı, Kanagasooriyam Kanagachandran, Tariq M. Butt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lice, Mites, and Ticks of Southeastern Wisconsin Mammals [PDF]

, 2017
Seventeen species of southeastern Wisconsin mammals were found to 6e infected with arthropod ectoparasites other than fleas. One host species was infested with one species of biting lice (Mallophaga), five with five species of sucking lice (Anoplura ...
Amin, Omar M
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Harnessing 50 years of tick population genetics: Choosing the right molecular tool for contemporary research

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Population genetics reveals how ticks interact with hosts, microbiomes and environments. This review guides researchers in choosing the best tool for the job, weighing cost, resolution, reproducibility and throughput to study tick population structure. Abstract Ticks are ectoparasites of major medical, veterinary and ecological importance, transmitting
Xavier Barton, Joseph B. Fontaine, Shanan S. Tobe, Charlotte L. Oskam   +3 more
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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Automated identification of spotted‐fever tick vectors using convolutional neural networks

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
We evaluate the performance of convolutional neural networks (CNN) AlexNet, ResNet‐50 and MobileNetV2 for the automated identification of tick species capable of transmitting spotted fever. CNNs achieved accuracy rates of ~90% in identifying ticks and showed sensitivities of 59%–100% according to species, sex, position or image resolution.
Isadora R. C. Gomes, Vinícius L. Miranda, José Fabrício C. Leal, Igor P. Oliveira, Paula J. Silva, Karla Bitencourth, Claudio M. Rodrigues, Liege R. Siqueira, Marcelo B. Labruna, Gilberto S. Gazeta, Marinete Amorim, Rodrigo Gurgel‐Gonçalves   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anomalous morphologies in Ixodes scapularis feeding on human hosts

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2022
Cases of anomalous morphologies in the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, have been reported in both field-collected and human-biting specimen in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States, complicating the identification of this medically important tick species. We herein describe four cases of morphological anomalies in I.
Noelle, Khalil, Katherine D, Dugas, Jamie L, Cantoni, Kirby C, Stafford, Goudarz, Molaei   +4 more
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