"Ixodes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The largest genus of TICKS in the family IXODIDAE, containing over 200 species. Many infest humans and other mammals and several are vectors of diseases such as LYME DISEASE, tick-borne encephalitis (ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE), and KYASANUR FOREST DISEASE.
| Descriptor ID |
D018884
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.425
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| Concept/Terms |
Ixodes ricinus- Ixodes ricinus
- Castor Bean Tick
- Bean Tick, Castor
- Bean Ticks, Castor
- Castor Bean Ticks
- Tick, Castor Bean
- Ticks, Castor Bean
Ixodes scapularis- Ixodes scapularis
- Ixodes scapulari
- scapularis, Ixodes
- Black-legged Tick
- Black legged Tick
- Black-legged Ticks
- Tick, Black-legged
- Ticks, Black-legged
- Deer Tick
- Deer Ticks
- Tick, Deer
- Ticks, Deer
- Ixodes dammini
- Ixodes damminus
- dammini, Ixodes
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ixodes" by people in Profiles.
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Nigrovic LE, Neville DN, Balamuth F, Levas MN, Bennett JE, Kharbanda AB, Thompson AD, Branda JA, Garro AC. Pediatric Lyme Disease Biobank, United States, 2015-2020. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 12; 26(12):3099-3101.
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Little EAH, Williams SC, Stafford KC, Linske MA, Molaei G. Evaluating the effectiveness of an integrated tick management approach on multiple pathogen infection in Ixodes scapularis questing nymphs and larvae parasitizing white-footed mice. Exp Appl Acarol. 2020 Jan; 80(1):127-136.
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Nelder MP, Russell CB, Lindsay LR, Dibernardo A, Brandon NC, Pritchard J, Johnson S, Cronin K, Patel SN. Recent Emergence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ontario, Canada: Early Serological and Entomological Indicators. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 12; 101(6):1249-1258.
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Little EAH, Molaei G. Passive Tick Surveillance: Exploring Spatiotemporal Associations of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae), Babesia microti (Piroplasmida: Babesiidae), and Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) Infection in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae). Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2020 03; 20(3):177-186.
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Molaei G, Little EAH, Stafford KC, Gaff H. A seven-legged tick: Report of a morphological anomaly in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) biting a human host from the Northeastern United States. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2020 01; 11(1):101304.
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VanAcker MC, Little EAH, Molaei G, Bajwa WI, Diuk-Wasser MA. Enhancement of Risk for Lyme Disease by Landscape Connectivity, New York, New York, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 06; 25(6):1136-1143.
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Little EAH, Anderson JF, Stafford KC, Eisen L, Eisen RJ, Molaei G. Predicting spatiotemporal patterns of Lyme disease incidence from passively collected surveillance data for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato-infected Ixodes scapularis ticks. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2019 08; 10(5):970-980.
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Williams SC, Little EAH, Stafford KC, Molaei G, Linske MA. Integrated control of juvenile Ixodes scapularis parasitizing Peromyscus leucopus in residential settings in Connecticut, United States. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2018 07; 9(5):1310-1316.
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Molaei G, Little EAH. A nine-legged tick: Report of a morphological anomaly in the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) from the northeastern United States. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2018 05; 9(4):778-780.
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Connolly DM, Lee JB. The anal groove sign: The use of dermatoscopy for identification of Ixodes ticks. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 Feb; 76(2S1):S64-S65.