Ticks are highly specialized obligate haematophagous ectoparasites. There are over 900 species of ticks in the world, and many of them are capable of transmitting pathogenic agents (Horaket al.2002). Tick-borne viruses (TBVs) are a major risk from tick bites which could result in viral infe...
Climate change and the warming of our planet have resulted in the expansion of blacklegged deer tick populations to more northern regions of North America, including the the states of Wisconsin and New York and the provinces of Ontario and Québec. ...
This tick species has expanded its range northward into southern Canada, where it is reported established (and even abundant) in parts of Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba [13] and from Nova Scotia [16]). As D. variabilis expands its range into more northern latitudes (as well as alpine ...
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