[HTML][HTML] Changes in the geographic distribution of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, in the United States

L Eisen, RJ Eisen - Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 2023 - Elsevier
Ixodes scapularis (the blacklegged tick) was considered a species of no medical concern
until the mid-1970s. By that time, the tick's geographic distribution was thought to be mainly …

Benefits and drawbacks of citizen science to complement traditional data gathering approaches for medically important hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States

L Eisen, RJ Eisen - Journal of medical entomology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Tick-borne diseases are increasing in North America. Knowledge of which tick species and
associated human pathogens are present locally can inform the public and medical …

Tick species infesting humans in the United States

L Eisen - Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 2022 - Elsevier
The data for human tick encounters in the United States (US) presented in this paper were
compiled with the goals of:(i) presenting quantitative data across the full range of native or …

The Original Scientific Description of the Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum, Acari: Ixodidae) and Implications for the Species' Past and Future Geographic …

I Rochlin, A Egizi, A Lindström - Journal of Medical Entomology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Amblyomma americanum L. is an important vector in North America originally described by
Linnaeus based on Pehr Kalm's 1754 report. While Kalm's 'Travels into North America'is well …

Tick control in a connected world: Challenges, solutions, and public policy from a United States border perspective

HS Tiffin, EG Rajotte, JM Sakamoto… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ticks are able to transmit the highest number of pathogen species of any blood-feeding
arthropod and represent a growing threat to public health and agricultural systems …

The wild life of ticks: Using passive surveillance to determine the distribution and wildlife host range of ticks and the exotic Haemaphysalis longicornis, 2010–2021

AT Thompson, SA White, EE Doub, P Sharma… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
Background We conducted a large-scale, passive regional survey of ticks associated with
wildlife of the eastern United States. Our primary goals were to better assess the current …

Monitoring trends in distribution and seasonality of medically important ticks in North America using online crowdsourced records from iNaturalist

B Cull - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary An increasing number of cases of tick-borne diseases are being reported
across North America and in new areas. This has been linked to the spread of ticks, primarily …

Ecology of Powassan virus in the United States

EM Hassett, S Thangamani - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Zoonotic viruses threaten the lives of millions of people annually, exacerbated by climate
change, human encroachment into wildlife habitats, and habitat destruction. The Powassan …

Assessment of North American arthropod collections: prospects and challenges for addressing biodiversity research

NS Cobb, LF Gall, JM Zaspel, NJ Dowdy, LM McCabe… - PeerJ, 2019 - peerj.com
Over 300 million arthropod specimens are housed in North American natural history
collections. These collections represent a “vast hidden treasure trove” of biodiversity− 95 …

Modeling of historical and current distributions of lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae), is consistent with ancestral range recovery

I Rochlin, A Egizi, HS Ginsberg - Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2023 - Springer
The lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum L., is a three-host hard tick notorious for
aggressive feeding behavior. In the early to mid-20th century, this species' range was mostly …