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Lone Star Ticks (Amblyomma americanum):
2021
Delaware journal of public health
Public health messaging in the eastern United States has historically underemphasized the risks posed by lone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum), focusing instead on blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis). This gap persists despite mounting evidence that lone star ticks also play an important role in disease ecology as confirmed vectors for a wide variety of tick-borne pathogens. These pathogens include several distinct bacterial agents that cause ehrlichiosis and tularensis in humans and dogs, a
doi:10.32481/djph.2021.01.013
pmid:34467183
pmcid:PMC8352541
fatcat:dpa2a7holrczvhosnq72tantg4