Tickborne diseases are a significant public health problem in the United States and
worldwide. Ticks are obligate blood-feeding arthropods; an ixodid tick must remain attached …

Ixodes scapularis, the vector of Lyme disease, is one of the most important disease vectors
in the eastern and Midwestern United States. This species is a three host tick that requires a …

A single tick bite can have debilitating consequences. Lyme disease is the most common
disease carried by ticks in the United States, and the number of those afflicted is growing …

Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) are hematophagous ectoparasitic arachnids that feed on the blood of
vertebrate hosts, posing significant concern due to their unrivaled capacity to transmit …

Controlling the abundance of blacklegged ticks is considered the foundation for the
prevention of human exposure to pathogens transmitted by these vectors in eastern North …

The overall aim of this dissertation is to determine to what extent endemic tick-borne
pathogens other than Lyme spirochetes cause disease and/or aggravate Lyme borreliosis in …

The increasing prevalence of Lyme disease and the emergence of other tick-associated
human diseases in the United States have become a major public health concern. A wide …

Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, the number of infectious diseases in humans has
been increasing as approximately 335 human infectious diseases have emerged since …

Lyme and other tick-borne diseases are increasing in the eastern United States and there is
a lack of research on integrated strategies to control tick vectors. Here we present results of …

Ticks and their associated diseases are an important topic of study due to their public health
and veterinary burden. However, the feeding requirements of ticks during both study and …