Controlling ticks and tick-borne diseases… looking forward

J de la Fuente - Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 2018 - Elsevier
Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) represent a growing burden for human and animal health
worldwide. Several approaches including the use of chemicals with repellency and …

[PDF][PDF] Prevention and control strategies for ticks and pathogen transmission

J de La Fuente, KM Kocan, M Contreras - Rev. Sci. Tech, 2015 - Citeseer
Ticks and tick-borne pathogens have evolved together, resulting in a complex relationship in
which the pathogen's life cycle is perfectly coordinated with the tick's feeding cycle, and the …

Translational biotechnology for the control of ticks and tick-borne diseases

J de la Fuente - Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2021 - Elsevier
Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBD) represent a challenge for human and animal health
worldwide. Climate change, distribution of tick hosts, and ecological and anthropogenically …

Strategies for new and improved vaccines against ticks and tick‐borne diseases

J de la Fuente, P Kopáček, A Lew‐Tabor… - Parasite …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Ticks infest a variety of animal species and transmit pathogens causing disease in both
humans and animals worldwide. Tick–host–pathogen interactions have evolved through …

Understanding tick biology and its implications in anti-tick and transmission blocking vaccines against tick-borne pathogens

B Bhowmick, Q Han - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Ticks are obligate blood-feeding ectoparasites that transmit a wide variety of pathogens to
animals and humans in many parts of the world. Currently, tick control methods primarily rely …

Tick control: thoughts on a research agenda

P Willadsen - Veterinary parasitology, 2006 - Elsevier
Tick control is critical to the control of tick borne disease, while the direct impact of ticks on
livestock productivity is also well known. For livestock, tick control today rests …

Targeting a global health problem: Vaccine design and challenges for the control of tick-borne diseases

J de La Fuente, M Contreras, A Estrada-Peña… - Vaccine, 2017 - Elsevier
It has been over twenty years since the first vaccines for the control of tick infestations
became commercially available. These vaccines proved their efficacy and the potential of …

Advancing integrated tick management to mitigate burden of tick-borne diseases

AA Pérez de León, PD Teel, A Li… - Outlooks on pest …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
More than half the world's population is at risk of exposure to vector-borne pathogens.
Annually, more than 1 billion people are infected and more than 1 million die from vector …

Management of ticks and tick‐borne diseases

HS Ginsberg, KC Stafford III - Tick‐Borne Diseases of Humans, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Ticks cause substantial problems, both as nuisance pests and as vectors of human disease.
They are also responsible for enormous economic losses resulting from decreased vigor in …

Tick and tick-borne pathogens: Molecular and immune targets for control strategies

A Ali, A Mulenga, IS Vaz Jr - Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Ticks are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites of domestic animals, humans, and wildlife.
Ticks can be found in areas around the world ranging from the Arctic to tropical regions, and …