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Effect of protease inhibitors on the intraerythrocytic development of Babesia microti and Babesia duncani, the causative agents of human babesiosis

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, Volume 72, Issue 2, March/April 2025.
Abstract Human babesiosis is a malaria‐like, tick‐borne infectious disease with a global distribution. Babesiosis is caused by intraerythrocytic, apicomplexan parasites of the genus Babesia. In the United States, human babesiosis is caused by Babesia microti and Babesia duncani.
Temitope Aderanti, Jordan M. Marshall, Jose Thekkiniath   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting Novel Tick Vectors of Zoonotic Disease [PDF]

arXiv, 2016
With the resurgence of tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease and the emergence of new pathogens such as Powassan virus, understanding what distinguishes vector from non-vector species, and predicting undiscovered tick vectors is an important step towards mitigating human disease risk.
arxiv  

Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Clade‐Specific Genetic Variation in Blacklegged Ticks

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 2, February 2025.
In this study, we performed whole genome nanopore sequencing of individual blacklegged ticks across their geographical range to evaluate genetic divergence among populations. Our integrated analyses identified genetic variants associated with numerous biological processes and molecular functions that segregated across populations.
Jacob Cassens, Adela S. Oliva Chávez, Danielle M. Tufts, Jianmin Zhong, Christopher Faulk, Jonathan D. Oliver   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ixodes scapularis Say 1821

31. Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821. ND: ND, Felis pardalis Linnaeus (Hooker et al. 1912; Guzmán-Cornejo et al. 2007). Matamoros: (IAIM002124, IAIM002119) ND, ND (Ponce-García 2012; Chaires-Grijalva & Acuña-Soto 2024) 1,3. Tampico: (1F, 1M) ND, C. lupus familiaris (Hooker et al. 1912; Guzmán-Cornejo et al. 2007).
Rodríguez-García, Iram Emmanuel, Coronado-Blanco, Juana María, Garrido-Olvera, Lorena, Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen, López-Aguirre, Daniel, Estrada-Drouaillet, Benigno, Niño-Maldonado, Santiago, Guerra-Pérez, Antonio   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Potential Role of Deer Tick Virus in Powassan Encephalitis Cases in Lyme Disease–endemic Areas of New York, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013
Powassan virus, a member of the tick-borne encephalitis group of flaviviruses, encompasses 2 lineages with separate enzootic cycles. The prototype lineage of Powassan virus (POWV) is principally maintained between Ixodes cookei ticks and the groundhog ...
Marc Y. El Khoury, Jose F. Camargo, Jennifer L. White, Bryon P. Backenson, Alan P. Dupuis, Kay L. Escuyer, Laura Kramer, Kirsten St. George, Debarati Chatterjee, Melissa Prusinski, Gary P. Wormser, Susan J. Wong   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variable effects of wildlife and livestock on questing tick abundance across a topographical–climatic gradient

Ecosphere, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2025.
Abstract Large‐bodied wild ungulates are declining worldwide, while domestic livestock continue to increase in abundance. Such changes in large herbivore communities should have strong effects on the control of ticks and tick‐borne disease as they can indirectly modify habitat and directly serve as final hosts for ticks' lifecycles.
Stephanie Copeland, Samantha Sambado, Devyn Orr, An Bui, Andrea Swei, Hillary S. Young   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bartonella infections are rare in blood-fed Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus ticks collected from rodents in the United States

Parasites & Vectors
Background Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus are important vectors of multiple pathogens in the United States. However, their role in transmission of Bartonella spp., which are commonly reported in rodents and fleas, has been debated.
Ying Bai, Lynn M. Osikowicz, Jacoby Clark, Erik Foster, Christina Parise, Sarah Maes, Rebecca J. Eisen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geographic Variation in the Prevalence of Candidatus Neoehrlichia procyonis in Raccoons (Procyon lotor) in the United States and Canada

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 14, Issue 1, February 2025.
A total of 167/394 (42.4%) raccoons were positive for Candidatus Neoehrlichia procyonis. Spatial variation was noted with higher prevalences in the Southeast region of the United States and in California. Ca. N. procyonis is widespread in raccoon populations, but the spatial variation in prevalence may be related to vector distribution or another ...
Meghan Lewis, Kayla B. Garrett, Christopher A. Cleveland, Sonia M. Hernandez, Mark Swain, Michael J. Yabsley   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, B. miyamotoi, and Powassan Virus in Residents Bitten by Ixodes Ticks, Maine, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
We conducted a serosurvey of 230 persons in Maine, USA, who had been bitten by Ixodes scapularis or I. cookei ticks. We documented seropositivity for Borrelia burgdorferi (13.9%) and B.
Robert P. Smith, Susan P. Elias, Catherine E. Cavanaugh, Charles B. Lubelczyk, Eleanor H. Lacombe, Janna Brancato, Hester Doyle, Peter W. Rand, Gregory D. Ebel, Peter J. Krause   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Historical Summary of Tick and Animal Surveillance Studies for Lyme Disease in Canada, 1975–2023: A Scoping Review

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 9-22, February 2025.
ABSTRACT Introduction Lyme disease (LD) is caused by infection with the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bb) through the bite of an infected Ixodes spp. tick. LD has emerged as a public and animal health issue in Canada, with human incidence increasing in part due to the expansion of Ixodes scapularis ticks and their vertebrate hosts.
Alexander Davidson, Patrick H. Kelly, Julie Davis, Maria Major, Jennifer C. Moïsi, James H. Stark   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source