There are many different factors involved in parasitism. The general concept of “filters”
proposed by Combes includes “encounter filters”(behavior, biodiversity) and “compatibility …

Individual differences in contact rate can arise from host, group and landscape
heterogeneity and can result in different patterns of spatial spread for diseases in wildlife …

Spotted fever group Rickettsia species are intracellular bacteria transmitted by tick or mite
vectors and that cause human diseases referred to as spotted fever group rickettsioses, or …

Tularemia is a rare but potentially serious bacterial zoonosis, which has been reported in the
47 contiguous states of the USA during 2001–2010. This report summarizes the passive …

Birds play a central role in the ecology of tick-borne pathogens. They expand tick
populations and pathogens across vast distances and serve as reservoirs that maintain and …

Human ehrlichioses are tick-borne diseases that have been increasing in incidence in the
United States during recent years. Ehrlichia chaffeensis is one of the primary bacteria that …

Parasites are integral members of the global biodiversity. They are useful indicators of
environmental stress, food web structure and diversity. Ectoparasites have the potential to …

Background Some tick species are invasive and of high consequence to public and
veterinary health. Socioeconomic development of rural parts of the USA was enabled partly …

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are a host for cattle fever ticks (Rhipicephalus
(Boophilus) sp.), which are vectors of the pathogens causing bovine babesiosis and …

Climate change is expected to modify host-parasite interactions which is concerning
because parasites are involved in most food-web links, and parasites have important …