Active Surveillance of Powassan Virus in Massachusetts Ixodes scapularis Ticks, Comparing Detection Using a New Triplex Real-Time PCR Assay with a Luminex …

G Xu, E Siegel, N Fernandez, E Bechtold, T Daly… - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Powassan virus is an emerging tick-borne pathogen capable of causing severe
neuroinvasive disease. As the incidence of human Powassan virus grows both in magnitude …

Ixodes scapularis Is the Most Susceptible of the Three Canonical Human-Biting Tick Species of North America to Repellent and Acaricidal Effects of the Natural …

EL Siegel, G Xu, AY Li, P Pearson, S D'hers, N Elman… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Ticks are responsible for transmitting several disease-causing agents to
humans and animals, including those causing Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted …