Seasonal activity patterns of the western black-legged tick, Ixodes pacificus , in relation to onset of human Lyme disease in northwestern California . Ticks Tick-Borne Dis . 2014; 5 : 790–796. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.05.002Salkeld DJ, Castro MB, Bonilla D, Kjemtrup A, Kramer VL,...
The meaning of WESTERN BLACK-LEGGED TICK is a tick of the genus Ixodes (I. pacificus) that is found in the western U.S. and British Columbia and is a vector of several diseases (such as Lyme disease) —called also black-legged tick.
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Depending on the species, ticks vary in color, ranging from gray, brown, black, and even reddish in tone. Ticks experience four life stages: egg, six-legged larva, eight-legged nymph, and adult. Ticks begin their lives with six legs in their larval state, but they develop eight legs as...
Powassan encephalitis is a rare, tick-borne virus carried by the black-legged or deer tick, the same kind that can spread Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and babesiosis. Cases occur mainly in the northeastern United States during the warmer months. Flu-like symptoms are the first to appear, foll...
Modeling future climate suitability for the western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus, in California with an emphasis on land access and ownershipCaliforniaClimate changeHabitat modelingIxodes pacificusLand ownershipLyme diseaseIn the western United States, Ixodes pacificus Cooley & Kohls (Acari: Ixodidae)...
Ixodes pacificus (the western blacklegged tick) occurs in the far western United States (US), where it commonly bites humans. This tick was not considered a species of medical concern until it was implicated in the 1980s as a vector of Lyme disease spirochetes. Later, it was discovered to...
In the western United States, the western blacklegged tick, Ixodes (I.) pacificus Cooley & Kohls, is the primary vector to humans of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (Burgdorfer et al., 1985; Lane et al., 1994). It is also an important vector of Anaplasma ...
1989. Treatment of clothing with a permethrin spray for personal protection against western black- legged tick, Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae). Exp. Appl. Acarol. 6: 343Ð352.Lane RS. Treatment of clothing with a permethrin spray for personal protection against the western black legged ...
Parasitism of reptiles by the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) and western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) with new records of I. scapularis from Arkansas and Oklahoma lizards: implications for Lyme disease epidemiology. Herpetol. Rev. 2013; 44:572-579....