In this comprehensive review study, we addressed the challenge posed by ticks and tick-
borne diseases (TBDs) with growing incidence affecting human and animal health …

Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the United States and
is transmitted by Ixodes scapularis in the eastern US and I. pacificus in the west. The …

Co-infections are a poorly understood aspect of tick-borne diseases. In the United States
alone, nineteen different tick-borne pathogens have been identified. The majority of these …

Background The vast majority of vector-borne diseases in the USA are associated with
mosquitoes or ticks. Mosquito control is often conducted as part of community programs run …

Abstract Knowledge of seasonal activity patterns of human-biting life stages of tick species
serving as vectors of human disease agents provides basic information on when during the …

Background: Lyme disease (LD) is emerging in Canada owing to the range expansion of the
tick vector Ixodes scapularis (I. scapularis). Objectives: Our objective was to estimate future …

Lyme disease is caused by Borrelia species that are transmitted by Ixodes ticks prevalent in
parts of the United States and Europe. A Lyme vaccine containing the OspA antigens from …

Background SET domain-containing histone lysine methyltransferases (HKMTs) and JmjC
domain-containing histone demethylases (JHDMs) are essential for maintaining dynamic …

The majority of vector-borne disease cases reported annually in the United States are
caused by pathogens spread by the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis. The number and …

Human anaplasmosis cases, caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum, are increasing in the
United States. This trend is explained, in part, by expansion in the geographic range of the …