Associations of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Bacteria Variants in Ixodes scapularis Ticks and Humans, New York, USA
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2903.220320
Abstract: Anaplasmosis, caused by the tickborne bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum, is an emerging public health threat in the United States. In the northeastern United States, the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) transmits the human pathogenic genetic variant of… read more here.
Keywords: scapularis ticks; new york; ixodes scapularis; phagocytophilum ... See more keywords
Passive Surveillance of Human-Biting Ixodes scapularis Ticks in Massachusetts from 2015–2019
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20054306
Abstract: This study aimed to analyze human-biting Ixodes scapularis ticks submitted to TickReport tick testing service from 2015–2019 in Massachusetts to (1) examine possible patterns of pathogen-positive adult and nymphal ticks over time and (2) explore… read more here.
Keywords: scapularis ticks; surveillance; biting ixodes; 2015 2019 ... See more keywords
Pathogen prevalence in Amblyomma americanum and Ixodes scapularis ticks from central Appalachian Virginia, U.S.A.
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DOI: 10.52707/1081-1710-47.1.51
Abstract: ABSTRACT: Ticks are known vectors of several viral, bacterial, and protozoal pathogens that cause disease in both humans and animals. While pathogen prevalence has been studied extensively in other portions of the United States, pathogen… read more here.
Keywords: amblyomma americanum; ixodes scapularis; americanum; central appalachian ... See more keywords