Emerging tick-borne pathogens of public health importance: a mini-review

I Rochlin, A Toledo - Journal of medical microbiology, 2020 - microbiologyresearch.org
Ticks are the most important vectors of human pathogens, leading to increased public health
burdens worldwide. Tick-borne pathogens include viruses (eg tick-borne encephalitis and …

The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis: an increasing public health concern

RJ Eisen, L Eisen - Trends in parasitology, 2018 - cell.com
In the United States, the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, is a vector of seven human
pathogens, including those causing Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Borrelia …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating the frequency of Lyme disease diagnoses, United States, 2010–2018

KJ Kugeler, AM Schwartz, MJ Delorey… - Emerging Infectious …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Estimating the Frequency of Lyme Disease Diagnoses, United States, 2010–2018 - PMC Back
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[HTML][HTML] Vital signs: trends in reported vectorborne disease cases—United States and Territories, 2004–2016

R Rosenberg - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2018 - cdc.gov
Introduction: Vectorborne diseases are major causes of death and illness worldwide. In the
United States, the most common vectorborne pathogens are transmitted by ticks or …

mRNA vaccination induces tick resistance and prevents transmission of the Lyme disease agent

A Sajid, J Matias, G Arora, C Kurokawa… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Ixodes scapularis ticks transmit many pathogens that cause human disease, including
Borrelia burgdorferi. Acquired resistance to I. scapularis due to repeated tick exposure has …

[HTML][HTML] Surveillance for lyme disease—United States, 2008–2015

AM Schwartz - MMWR. Surveillance Summaries, 2017 - cdc.gov
Abstract Problem/Condition: Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vectorborne
disease in the United States but is geographically focal. The majority of Lyme disease cases …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in Lyme disease and remaining challenges

JR Bobe, BL Jutras, EJ Horn, ME Embers… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis) is the most common vector-borne disease in
the United States with an estimated 476,000 cases per year. While historically, the long-term …

County-Scale Distribution of Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Continental United States

RJ Eisen, L Eisen, CB Beard - Journal of medical entomology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say, is the primary vector to humans in the eastern
United States of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, as well as causative …

Lyme disease in humans

JD Radolf, K Strle, JE Lemieux, F Strle - Current issues in molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) is a tick-borne, zoonosis of adults and children caused by
genospecies of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. The ailment, widespread …

[HTML][HTML] Use of commercial claims data for evaluating trends in Lyme disease diagnoses, United States, 2010–2018

AM Schwartz, KJ Kugeler, CA Nelson… - Emerging infectious …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We evaluated MarketScan, a large commercial insurance claims database, for its potential
use as a stable and consistent source of information on Lyme disease diagnoses in the …