Lyme disease, unknown in the United States two decades ago, is now the most common
arthropod-borne disease in the country and has caused considerable morbidity in several …

This review examines the tick vectors of Borrelia burgdorferi in eastern North America
(Ixodes dammini: limits on habitat and distribution, measuring I. dammini populations …

Many infectious diseases of humans are caused by pathogens that reside in nonhuman
animal reservoirs and are transmitted to humans via the bite of an arthropod vector. Most …

The distribution and abundance of Ixodes scapularis were studied in Wisconsin, northern
Illinois, and portions of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan by inspecting small mammals for …

Abstract The blacklegged tick, Ixodes (Ixodes) scapularis Say, 1821, is redescribed, based
on laboratory reared specimens originating in Bulloch County, Georgia. Information on …

The landscape ecology of Lyme disease was studied in 1989 on 67 residences in an
endemic area of Armonk, Westchester County, a northern suburb of New York City. Four …

The purpose of this study was to compare the trapping and examining of mice, drag
sampling, and CO 2-baited traps for their ability to detect the presence and abundance of …

A list of mammalian and avian hosts is given for Ixodes dammini in the USA, with a separate
list of those found positive for B. burgdorferi. Information is also given on the prevalence of …

Distribution of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say, is poorly defined in Ontario. An
endemic population is known on Long Point peninsula, Lake Erie, Ontario, but I. scapularis …

During a 3-yr comprehensive study, 196 ixodid ticks (9 species) were collected from 89
passerine birds (32 species) from 25 localities across Canada to determine the distribution …