Complement Evasion Contributes to Lyme Borreliae-Host Associations.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2020.04.011
Abstract: Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the northern hemisphere and is caused by spirochetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. Lyme borreliae infect diverse vertebrate reservoirs without triggering apparent manifestations in… read more here.
Keywords: borreliae host; evasion; borreliae; host associations ... See more keywords
Surveillance of British ticks: An overview of species records, host associations, and new records of Ixodes ricinus distribution.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.01.011
Abstract: Public Health England's passive Tick Surveillance Scheme (TSS) records the distribution, seasonality and host associations of ticks submitted from across the United Kingdom (UK), and helps to inform the UK government on emerging tick-borne disease… read more here.
Keywords: surveillance british; ixodes ricinus; host associations; host ... See more keywords
Host associations of biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae: Culicoides) at deer farms in Florida, USA
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad036
Abstract: Documenting the host use of vector species is important for understanding the transmission dynamics of vector-borne pathogens. Biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae: Culicoides) are vectors of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) and bluetongue virus (BTV) worldwide.… read more here.
Keywords: host associations; deer farms; white tailed; tailed deer ... See more keywords
Review of the biology and host associations of the wasp genus Gasteruption (Evanioidea: Gasteruptiidae)
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DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa005
Abstract: Gasteruption is an easily recognized genus of wasps whose larvae are predator-inquilines in the nests of cavity-nesting solitary bees (Apidae, Colletidae, Halictidae and Megachilidae), with some records for solitary wasps as hosts (Crabronidae, Vespidae and… read more here.
Keywords: biology host; host associations; biology; host ... See more keywords
Additions of host associations and new records of bat ectoparasites of the families Spinturnicidae, Nycteribiidae and Streblidae from Honduras
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DOI: 10.15560/17.2.459
Abstract: We captured mormoopids, phyllostomids, and vespertilionids in Honduras to collect bat ectoparasites. Two species of Spinturnicidae (Acari) are the first reports of this family in Honduras. One species of Basilia Miranda Ribeiro, 1903, and four… read more here.
Keywords: bat ectoparasites; bat; host associations; nycteribiidae streblidae ... See more keywords
A Review of the Ecomorphology of Pinnotherine Pea Crabs (Brachyura: Pinnotheridae), with an Updated List of Symbiont-Host Associations
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DOI: 10.3390/d12110431
Abstract: Almost all pea crab species in the subfamily Pinnotherinae (Decapoda: Brachyura: Pinnotheridae) are considered obligatory endo- or ectosymbionts, living in a mutualistic or parasitic relationship with a wide variety of invertebrate hosts, including bivalves, gastropods,… read more here.
Keywords: brachyura pinnotheridae; updated list; symbiont host; host associations ... See more keywords