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A comparison of two Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) genotypes in New York State Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) populations to parse the role of white-tailed deer and forest connectivity in dilution and amplification mechanisms.
Journal of medical entomology - 5 May 2026
O'Connor Collin, Prusinski Melissa, Aldstadt Jared, White Jennifer, Wilson Adam M, Sommer Jamie, Falco Richard, Kokas John, Vinci Vanessa, Gall Wayne, Tober Keith, Haight Jamie, Oliver JoAnne, Sporn Lee Ann, Brisson Dustin, Backenson P Bryon
Abstract excerpt
Forest fragmentation and connectivity define how mammalian hosts of the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis Say, Acari: Ixodidae) utilize the landscape, ultimately guiding the spatial spread of associated pathogens. Mammalian hosts also exhibit pathogen-specific reservoir competencies, fueling continued debate as to their role as both drivers of tick density and moderators of pathogens maintained in the...
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