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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Blacklegged tick"”.
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Investigation of how vegetation, small mammal interactions, and land-use determine blacklegged tick abundance
… land-use patterns have caused the expansion of tick ranges across much of the northeastern United States, which has serious implications for public health. Ticks serve as vectors for numerous tick-borne diseases, which can become more prevalent as tick ranges expand and their populations …
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Environmental factors affecting the range expansion of Ixodes scapularis, the blacklegged tick, (Acari:Ixodidae) in Illinois
Tick-borne pathogens are zoonoses whose transmission ecology involves complex interactions among the environment, competent reservoir or reproductive hosts, ticks acting as vectors, humans and their companion animals. Ixodes scapularis (Acari:Ixodidae) Say, 1821, the blacklegged tick, is an …
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The Spatial and Molecular Epidemiology of Lyme Disease in Eastern Ontario
Lyme disease is an emerging tick-borne illness in Canada, with human case numbers increasing 15- to 20-fold since Lyme disease became nationally notifiable in 2009 until the present. In Ontario, Canada's largest province by population, average Lyme disease incidence across the province is similar …
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Tick Control Methods for <i>Amblyomma americanum</i> in Virginia: Applications and Modeling
<p>Tick-borne diseases continue to increase in the United States, and yet no comprehensive method of tick control currently exists. The lone star tick, <em>Amblyomma americanum</em>, is an aggressive human-biting tick and vector of several pathogens which effect both humans and other animals. …
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Vector Potential of Two Southeastern Tick Species (Acari: Ixodidae) for a Northeastern Strain of the Lyme Disease Spirochete, <em>Borrelia burgdorferi</em> Sensu Stricto
<p>The abilities of the southeastern tick <em>Ixodes</em> <em>minor</em> Neumann and the eastern tick <em>Ixodes</em> <em>scapularis</em> Say (blacklegged tick) from the U.S., to acquire, maintain, and transmit a northeastern strain of <em>Borrelia</em> <em>burgdorferi</em> sensu stricto Johnson, …
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THE EFFECT OF BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FACTORS WITHIN THE SOIL ENVIRONMENT ON THE MORTALITY OF IXODES SCAPULARIS DURING THEIR OFF-HOST PERIODS
The blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) is the primary vector for multiple widespread tick-borne diseases in the United States, including anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Powassan virus, and Lyme disease. This species spends most of its two-year life cycle either questing for hosts on leaf litter and …