Use of emerging technology allowing for identification of genetic material from pathogens
and endosymbionts in ticks collected from humans, domestic animals, wildlife, or the …

Pathogens can manipulate the phenotypic traits of their hosts and vectors, maximizing their
own fitness. Among the phenotypic traits that can be modified, manipulating vector behavior …

Flaviviruses encode one, two, or no N-linked glycosylation sites on their envelope proteins.
Glycosylation can impact virus interactions with cell surface attachment factors and also may …

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) infection is identified in the 2018 World
Health Organization Research and Development Blueprint and the National Institute of …

The microbial community composition of disease vectors can impact pathogen
establishment and transmission as well as on vector behavior and fitness. While data on …

Ticks are obligate blood-feeding ectoparasites that transmit a wide variety of pathogens to
animals and humans in many parts of the world. Currently, tick control methods primarily rely …

Bartonella henselae is a fastidious intraerythrocytic, gram-negative bacteria that causes cat
scratch disease in humans. Ixodes ricinus has been confirmed to be a competent vector of B …

Background Tick-borne diseases are of substantial concern worldwide in both humans and
animals. Several hard tick species are of medical and veterinary interest in Europe, and …

Background Several species of soft ticks in genus Ornithodoros are known vectors and
reservoirs of African swine fever virus (ASFV). However, the underlying mechanisms of …

A synthetic 20 amino acid peptide of the ribosomal protein P0 from ticks, when conjugated to
keyhole limpet hemocyanin from Megathura crenulata and used as an immunogen against …