2024
Laboratory Management of Mammalian Hosts for Ixodes scapularis -Host-Pathogen Interaction Studies.
Narasimhan S, Cibichakravarthy B, Wu M, Holter M, Walsh C, Goodrich J. Laboratory Management of Mammalian Hosts for Ixodes scapularis -Host-Pathogen Interaction Studies. Comparative Medicine 2024, 74: 235-245. PMID: 39289828, PMCID: PMC11373684, DOI: 10.30802/aalas-cm-24-036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTick feedingHard-bodied ticksTick speciesArtificial membrane feedingHard ticksMammalian hostsAnimal healthHost-pathogen interaction studiesIxodes scapularisTicksManagement practicesNatural geographic rangePotential vectorsRabbit hostsFeedingHost healthGeographic rangePathogenic organismsInfectious prionsAnimal useRelevant speciesIxodesGuinea pigsLife cycleInteraction studies
2023
Tick salivary glycans – a sugar-coated tick bite
Karim S, Leyva-Castillo J, Narasimhan S. Tick salivary glycans – a sugar-coated tick bite. Trends In Parasitology 2023, 39: 1100-1113. PMID: 37838514, DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2023.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCertain tick speciesDisease-causing pathogensNon-natural host speciesTick resistanceTick speciesTick feedingTick salivaPathogen transmissionTick bite siteMeat consumptionHematophagous arthropodsHost speciesTick biteRed meat consumptionMeat allergySuccessful feedingRed meat allergySpeciesTicksFeedingAllergic responsesImmune responseArthropodsCurrent knowledgePathogens