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Attitudes and behavioral outcomes of Nebraska hunters toward tick-borne disease [PDF]

Scientific Reports
New threats to public and animal health are emerging as changes in climate, land use, and vegetation alter the landscape of the Great Plains. The annual incidence of tick-borne disease in Nebraska is increasing, and newly established species such as ...
Dominic J. Cristiano, Roberto Cortinas, Larkin A. Powell, Elizabeth VanWormer   +3 more
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Behavioral and cognitive factors influencing tick-borne disease risk in northeast China: Implications for prevention and control strategies [PDF]

One Health
The growth in ecotourism and nature-based recreational activities in China has resulted in an increased frequency of visits to green spaces, thereby elevating exposure to ticks and the subsequent risk of tick-borne diseases.
Ruying Fang, Sirui Li, Yunting Lyu, Xin Yang, Tingting Wang, Sen Li   +5 more
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Surveillance of Borrelia miyamotoi-carrying ticks and genomic analysis of isolates in Inner Mongolia, China

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Borrelia miyamotoi is a newly described relapsing fever spirochete transmitted by ixodid tick species. Little is known about the prevalence of B. miyamotoi infections in humans and ticks in Inner Mongolia, China. Therefore, we investigated the
Gaowa, Wulantuya, Kozue Sato, Dan Liu, Yunhong Cui, Xuhong Yin, Lihua Zhang, Hong Li, Tingfu Wang, Rongxin Liu, Lijing Wu, Saixia Lu, Ting Gao, Zitong Zhang, Minzhi Cao, Guodong Wang, Chunpu Li, Dacheng Yan, Norio Ohashi, Shuji Ando, Hiroki Kawabata   +20 more
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Molecular Epidemiology and Phylogeny of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) Virus of Ixodid Ticks in Khorasan Razavi Province of Iran

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2021
Background: Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a fatal disease caused by Nairovirus classified within the Bunyaviridae family. The virus is transmitted to humans through the bites of infected ticks or direct contact with viremic animals or humans.
Hossein Maghsood, Sedigheh Nabian, Parviz Shayan, Tahmineh Jalali, Meysam Saboor Darbandi, Mohammad Mehdi Ranjbar   +5 more
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The Impact of Tick-Borne Diseases on the Bone

Microorganisms, 2021
Tick-borne infectious diseases can affect many tissues and organs including bone, one of the most multifunctional structures in the human body. There is a scarcity of data regarding the impact of tick-borne pathogens on bone.
Imran Farooq, Tara J. Moriarty
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Upscaling the surveillance of tick-borne pathogens in the French Caribbean Islands [PDF]

, 2020
Despite the high burden of vector-borne disease in (sub)tropical areas, few information are available regarding the diversity of tick and tick-borne pathogens circulating in the Caribbean.
Albina, Emmanuel, Aprelon, Rosalie, Delannoy, Sabine, Devillers, Elodie, Galon, Clémence, Gondard, Mathilde, Moutailler, Sara, Pinarello, Valérie, Pradel, Jennifer, Vayssier-Taussat, Muriel   +9 more
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Tick-borne Relapsing Fever in Children in the North-west of Iran, Qazvin [PDF]

, 2012
Tick-borne Relapsing Fever in Children inthe North-west of Iran, Qazvin. Ayazi P1, Mahyar A2, Oveisi S3, Esmailzadehha N3, Nooroozi S2. Abstract Relapsing fever is caused by the Borrelia species of spirochetes.
Ayazi, Parviz, Mahyar, Abolfazl, Oveisi, Sonia, Esmailzadehha, Neda, Nooroozi, Sadralnesa   +4 more
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Comparison of the Bacterial Gut Microbiome of North American Triatoma spp. With and Without Trypanosoma cruzi

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Chagas disease, caused by the hemoflagellate protist Trypanosoma cruzi, affects nearly 6 million people worldwide, mainly in Latin America. Hematophagous triatomine insects (“kissing bugs”) are the primary vectors of T.
Allison E. Mann, Elizabeth A. Mitchell, Yan Zhang, Rachel Curtis-Robles, Santosh Thapa, Santosh Thapa, Santosh Thapa, Sarah A. Hamer, Michael S. Allen   +8 more
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Distribution of tick-borne diseases in China [PDF]

, 2013
As an important contributor to vector-borne diseases in China, in recent years, tick-borne diseases have attracted much attention because of their increasing incidence and consequent significant harm to livestock and human health.
Hong-Juan Peng, Jin-Song Zhu, Ren-Hua Na, Shan-Shan Wei, Xian-Bo Wu   +4 more
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Bacterial microbiomes of Ixodes scapularis ticks collected from Massachusetts and Texas, USA

BMC Microbiology, 2019
Background The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, is the primary vector of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi in North America. Though the tick is found across the eastern United States, Lyme disease is endemic to the northeast and upper ...
Santosh Thapa, Yan Zhang, Michael S. Allen   +2 more
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