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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"tick-borne pathogen"”.
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Surveillance for hard ticks of public health concern in Illinois: methods, application, and education
Between 2004 and 2016, the number of human tick-borne disease (TBD) cases doubled and seven new tick-borne pathogens that can infect humans were discovered within the United States. Because tick exposure and the risk of infection with TBDs are closely related and there is a lack of approved and …
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Abiotic and biotic determinants of tick-borne disease risk in Central Panama
As the incidence of tick-borne disease rises globally, the need for comprehensive research into the underlying mechanisms of tick and pathogen distributions becomes increasingly urgent. Hard ticks are ectoparasites that typically feed on a vertebrate host once during each of three life stages and …
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Interference with biologic transmission of Anaplasma marginale by targeting the tick-pathogen interface
Ticks are globally renowned vectors for numerous zoonoses. Ixodid ticks transmit a variety of viral, bacterial, and protozoan pathogens to their vertebrate hosts. Because of the expansion of the geographic ranges of both ticks and pathogens, increasing tick populations, emerging tick-borne …
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Determining the Prevalence and Distribution of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Southeastern Virginia and Exploring the Transmission Dynamics of Rickettsia Parkeri in Amblyomma Maculatum
<p>Tick-borne pathogens are an increasing threat to human and animal health worldwide. In the United States, cases of Lyme disease, spotted fever rickettsioses, ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis are on the rise. Factors related to emergence include appearance of a new pathogen, recognition of an …
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Wildlife health in human-modified landscapes: epidemiology of tick-borne pathogens affecting black-backed jackals and caracals
… baseline research on the epidemiology of pathogens occurring in wildlife populations within both rural and urban landscapes has received little attention to date. The aim of this study was to improve our understanding of wildlife health in human-modified landscapes in South Africa, by …