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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Black-Legged Ticks"”.
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The Effects of Land Cover Change on the Spatial Distribution of Lyme disease in Northern Virginia Since 2005
… study region, which creates an ideal habitat for black-legged ticks and the white-footed mouse, allowing for an increase in Lyme disease transfer from vector to humans. The goal is for the research findings to be applicable to other regions with similar land cover types. Regions with similar …
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One tick closer to a better understanding of tick physiology and how to incorporate tick biology in a classroom
The black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), transmits pathogens that can have detrimental effects on human and wildlife health. The pathogens that I. scapularis transmits include the causative agents of Lyme disease and Powassan virus disease. Due to various human impact factors …
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Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Lyme Disease Risk due to Climate Change in Southern Ontario from 2001 to 2014
… risk has become suitable for sustaining a black-legged tick population due to climate change, particularly in 2005, and 2010 - 2012. This study shows that climate has allowed black-legged tick populations to sustainably move northward in the past decade. However, the vast majority of …