Equid infective Theileria cluster in distinct 18S rRNA gene clades comprising multiple taxa with unusually broad mammalian host ranges

RP Bishop, LS Kappmeyer, CK Onzere, DO Odongo… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Equine theileriosis, a tick-transmitted disease caused by the hemoprotozoan parasites
Theileria equi and Theileria haneyi, affects equids throughout tropical and subtropical …

Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding tick-borne disease prevention in endemic areas

S Niesobecki, AJ Hansen, H Rutz, S Mehta… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2019 - Elsevier
As part of a TickNET collaboration we evaluated the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors
related to tick-borne disease (TBD) prevention among persons living in endemic areas of …

Exposure and preventive behaviours toward ticks and Lyme disease in Canada: Results from a first national survey

C Aenishaenslin, C Bouchard, JK Koffi… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2017 - Elsevier
Lyme disease (LD) risk is increasing in Canada. In 2014, the government of Canada
launched a national communication campaign to raise awareness and promote the adoption …

Collaborative Modeling of the Tick-Borne Disease Social-Ecological System: A Conceptual Framework

AM Urcuqui-Bustamante, JE Leahy, C Sponarski… - EcoHealth, 2023 - Springer
Hard-bodied ticks have become a major concern in temperate regions because they
transmit a variety of pathogens of medical significance. Ticks and pathogens interact with …

Availability and nature of commercial tick control services in three Lyme disease endemic states

RA Jordan, TL Schulze - Journal of Medical Entomology, 2020 - academic.oup.com
In an update of earlier surveys conducted in Connecticut and New Jersey in the mid-1990s,
an online survey of private commercial pest control firms engaged in residential tick control …

[HTML][HTML] Woodchip borders at the forest ecotone as an environmental control measure to reduce questing tick density along recreational trails in Ottawa, Canada

R McKay, B Talbot, A Slatculescu, A Stone… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent studies have highlighted the occurrence and distribution of Ixodes scapularis ticks
infected with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (ss) around the city of Ottawa, Ontario …

[PDF][PDF] Advances in integrated tick management research for area-wide mitigation of tick-borne disease burden

AAP De León, RD Mitchell, RJ Miller… - Area-Wide Integrated …, 2021 - library.oapen.org
In some parts of the world, ticks are the most dangerous animals followed by mosquitoes as
ectoparasites and vectors of infectious agents, causing morbidity and mortality in domestic …

Factors leading municipal authorities to implement preventive interventions for lyme disease

J Jacob, P Valois, C Aenishaenslin… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study is to document climate change adaptation interventions targeting Lyme
disease at the municipal level in the province of Quebec (Canada). This exploratory study …

Tickborne disease awareness and protective practices among US Forest Service employees from the upper Midwest, USA

A Schotthoefer, K Stinebaugh, M Martin… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background People with occupations that require them to spend time working outdoors in
suitable tick habitats are predicted to be at an increased risk for tick-borne diseases (TBDs) …

Abundance of the tick Dermacentor reticulatus in an ecosystem of abandoned meadows: Experimental intervention and the critical importance of mowing

A Bajer, A Rodo, M Alsarraf, D Dwużnik… - Veterinary …, 2017 - Elsevier
The effect of agricultural activities on the environment has been falling in many areas of
Europe in recent years and the associated abandonment of crop fields, meadows and …