"Ixodidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A family of hardbacked TICKS, in the subclass ACARI. Genera include DERMACENTOR and IXODES among others.
| Descriptor ID |
D026863
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Ixodidae- Ixodidae
- Hard Ticks
- Hard Tick
- Tick, Hard
- Ticks, Hard
- Ticks, Hardbacked
- Hardbacked Tick
- Hardbacked Ticks
- Tick, Hardbacked
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ixodidae" by people in Profiles.
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Molaei G, Little EAH, Williams SC, Stafford KC. First Record of Established Populations of the Invasive Pathogen Vector and Ectoparasite Haemaphysalis longicornis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Connecticut, United States. J Med Entomol. 2021 11 09; 58(6):2508-2513.
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Molaei G, Little EAH. A case of morphological anomalies in Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from nature. Exp Appl Acarol. 2020 Jun; 81(2):279-285.
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Molaei G, Little EAH, Williams SC, Stafford KC. Bracing for the Worst - Range Expansion of the Lone Star Tick in the Northeastern United States. N Engl J Med. 2019 Dec 05; 381(23):2189-2192.
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Stafford KC, Molaei G, Little EAH, Paddock CD, Karpathy SE, Labonte AM. Distribution and Establishment of the Lone Star Tick in Connecticut and Implications for Range Expansion and Public Health. J Med Entomol. 2018 Oct 25; 55(6):1561-1568.
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Favoretto SR, de Almeida MF, Martorelli LF, Aires CC, Labruna MB, Kataoka AP, Campos AC, Sacramento DR, Durigon EL, Koprowski H. Experimental infection of the bat tick Carios fonsecai (Acari: Ixodidae) with the rabies virus. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2013 Nov-Dec; 46(6):788-90.