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 …

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 …

The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say, is the primary vector to humans in the eastern
United States of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, as well as causative …

We have killed wild animals for obtaining food and decimated forests for many reasons.
Nowadays, we are burning fossil fuels as never before and even exploring petroleum in …

Understanding the microbiome of ticks in Australia is of considerable interest given the
ongoing debate over whether Lyme disease and its causative agent, the bacterium Borrelia …

Background: With climate change, mean annual air temperatures are getting hotter and
extreme weather events will become more and more common in most parts of the world …

Simple Summary Borreliae are spirochaetes, which represent a heterogeneous phylum
within bacteria. Spirochaetes are indeed distinguished from other bacteria for their spiral …

Animal behavior can have profound effects on pathogen transmission and disease
incidence. We studied the questing (= host-seeking) behavior of blacklegged tick (Ixodes …

Background: In response to the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change, the research community was asked to estimate differences …

Climate change and HIV/AIDS represent two of the greatest threats to human health in the
21st century. However, limitations in understanding the complex relationship between these …