Temperature has played a critical role in the spatiotemporal dynamics of West Nile virus
transmission throughout California from its introduction in 2003 through establishment by 2009. …

The incidence of tick-borne rickettsial disease in the southeastern United States has been
rising steadily through the past decade, and the range expansions of tick species and tick-…

Amblyomma americanum (L.) is a human-biting ixodid tick distributed throughout much of
the southeastern United States. Rickettsia parkeri is a member of the spotted fever group …

Recent increases in reported outbreaks of tick-borne diseases have led to increased
interest in understanding and controlling epidemics involving these transmission vectors. …

We present and explore a novel mathematical model of the epidemiology of Rift Valley Fever
(RVF). RVF is an Old World, mosquito-borne disease affecting both livestock and humans. …

We report evidence that Amblyomma maculatum tick populations are well established in
southeastern Virginia. We found that 43.1% of the adult Gulf Coast ticks collected in the summer …

… , D. variabilis has been considered a primary vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the causative agent
of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. A total of 883 adult D… in D. variabilis from these states. R. …

Tick-borne diseases are a growing problem in many parts of the world, and their surveillance
and control touch on challenging issues in medical entomology, agricultural health, …

Ixodes affinis Neumann is a hard-bodied (ixodid) tick known to be a competent vector for
Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease, and agents of other human diseases (Keirans …

… maculatum would be found was the presence of D. variabilis, as the habitat and host …
In addition to populations of D. variabilis at sites where many A. maculatum were found, …