The blacklegged tick, (Acari: Ixodidae), is the vector of , the causal agent of Lyme disease (LD) in the eastern United States. Ninety-five per cent of LD cases are reported from the Northeast and upper Midwest, despite the widespread presence of the vector throughout the South. Several...
Immature blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis Say, which are competent vectors of B. burgdorferi, constituted the predominant Ixodes species tick collected from parasitized songbirds; specifically, 31(35%) of 89 I. scapularis nymphs were positive for B. burgdorferi. Notably, we report the first B....
Long-term data were collected in Dutchess County, NY, an epicenter for Lyme disease. Variables monitored at six forested field plots (2.2 hectares each) on the grounds of the Cary Institute included: small mammals, blacklegged ticks, tick-borne pathogens, deer, acorns, and climate. Predator co...
Through the application of Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping methods and spatial analysis techniques, this study examines the population dynamics of the black-legged Lyme tick and its primary host, the white-tailed deer, in eastern Ontario, Canada. By developing a habitat suitability model...
However, its putative relationship to this class of enzymes did not lead to its precise biochemical function...: We continuously recorded the activity of adult and nymphal blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis Say, exposed to diurnal light and temperature cycles in a laboratory test chamber by usin...
The positive correlation between the deer habitat suitability values and the positive tick number in our study demonstrates that as the primary host of the black-legged tick, the habitat and environmental conditions of the white-tailed deer may also impact the abundance of the tick. In many regio...
(WNV) infections have been regularly reported in eastern–central Germany. While clinically apparent infections in humans and horses are not frequent, seroprevalence studies in horses may allow the tracing of WNV and related flaviviruses transmission, such as tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) and ...
This study provides evidence that climate change has facilitated the northward expansion of black-legged tick populations' geographic range over the past decade. The results demonstrate that remote sensing data can be used to increase the spatial detail for Lyme disease risk mapping and provide risk ...