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 …

Wildlife vertebrate hosts are integral to enzootic cycles of tick-borne pathogens, and in some
cases have played key roles in the recent rise of ticks and tick-borne diseases in North …

Abstract Amblyomma maculatum (Gulf Coast tick), and Dermacentor andersoni (Rocky
Mountain wood tick) are two North American ticks that transmit spotted fevers associated …

Recent increases in the incidence and geographic range of tick-borne diseases in North
America are linked to the range expansion of medically important tick species, including …

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 …

Amblyomma maculatum sensu lato (sl) is an ixodid tick found in the semi-arid southwestern
United States and northern Mexico where it is a parasite of medical and veterinary …

ABSTRACT The Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, is of public and veterinary health
concern, as it is the primary vector of Rickettsia parkeri and Hepatozoon americanum …

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 …

We identified an established population of the Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum
Koch) infected with Rickettsia parkeri in Connecticut, representing the northernmost range …

Objectives: We sought to determine the habitat associations and pathogen status of
Amblyomma maculatum ticks in New York City (NYC), New York, USA, a newly expanded …