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 …

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 …

Haemaphysalis longicornis (Neumann, 1901)(Acari: Ixodidae), the Asian longhorned tick, is
an invasive tick species present in the USA since at least 2017 and has been detected in …

Ticks (Acari; Ixodidae) are the second most important vector for transmission of pathogens to
humans, livestock, and wildlife. Ticks as vectors for viruses have been reported many times …

Abstract Heartland (HRTV) and Bourbon (BRBV) viruses are newly identified tick-borne
viruses, isolated from serious clinical cases in 2009 and 2014, respectively. Both viruses …

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic triggered
considerable attention to the emergence and evolution of novel human pathogens. Bourbon …

Ticks and tickborne diseases have been recognized as threats to the health of humans and
domestic animals for more than a century in the United States. However, as outlined in the …

To better understand tick ecology in Virginia and the increasing Lyme disease incidence in
western Virginia, a comparative phenological study was conducted in which monthly …

Public health insecticides play a crucial role in malaria control and elimination programmes.
Many other arthropods, including mechanical and biological vectors of infectious diseases …

Ticks are remarkable vectors of a diverse and growing list of infectious agents of importance
to both medical and veterinary disciplines. The tick Amblyomma americanum is one of the …