Ticks are the major vectors of most disease-causing agents to humans, companion animals
and wildlife. Moreover, ticks transmit a greater variety of pathogenic agents than any other …

In the United States, the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, is a vector of seven human
pathogens, including those causing Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Borrelia …

The incidence of tick-borne diseases has increased in recent decades and accounts for the
majority of vector-borne disease cases in temperate areas of Europe, North America, and …

In recent decades, tickborne disease (TBD) cases and established populations of medically
important ticks have been reported over expanding geographic areas, and an increasing …

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 …

Ticks transmit the most diverse array of infectious agents of any arthropod vector. Both ticks
and the microbes they transmit are recognized as significant threats to human and veterinary …

Lyme and other tick-borne diseases are increasing in the United States. Development of tick
control tools have focused primarily on the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say …

Projections around the globe suggest an increase in tick-vectored disease incidence and
distribution, and the potential for emergence of novel tick-borne pathogens. Lyme disease is …

Climate change is likely to profoundly modulate the burden of infectious diseases. However,
attributing health impacts to a changing climate requires being able to associate changes in …

Hematophagous arthropods are responsible for the transmission of a variety of pathogens
that cause disease in humans and animals. Ticks of the Ixodes ricinus complex are vectors …