The Evolving Medical and Veterinary Importance of the Gulf Coast tick (Acari: Ixodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology
Christopher D Paddock, Jerome Goddard

Abstract

Amblyomma maculatum Koch (the Gulf Coast tick) is a three-host, ixodid tick that is distributed throughout much of the southeastern and south-central United States, as well as several countries throughout Central and South America. A considerable amount of scientific literature followed the original description of A. maculatum in 1844; nonetheless, the Gulf Coast tick was not recognized as a vector of any known pathogen of animals or humans for >150 years. It is now identified as the principal vector of Hepatozoon americanum, the agent responsible for American canine hepatozoonosis, and Rickettsia parkeri, the cause of an emerging, eschar-associated spotted fever group rickettsiosis identified throughout much of the Western Hemisphere. Coincident with these discoveries has been recognition that the geographical distribution of A. maculatum in the United States is far more extensive than described 70 yr ago, supporting the idea that range and abundance of certain tick species, particularly those with diverse host preferences, are not fixed in time or space, and may change over relatively short intervals. Renewed interest in the Gulf Coast tick reinforces the notion that the perceived importance of a particular tick species to hu...Continue Reading

References

Apr 1, 1978·Journal of Wildlife Diseases·D S DavisT M Craig
Jan 31, 1977·Journal of Medical Entomology·W J GladneyO H Graham
Apr 30, 1975·Journal of Medical Entomology·J A HairK A Durham
Feb 1, 1992·Journal of Animal Science·R L ByfordB L Crosby
Jan 1, 1991·Annual Review of Entomology·G R Needham, P D Teel
Jul 1, 1988·Journal of Wildlife Diseases·S H MercerT M Craig
Sep 19, 1986·Journal of Medical Entomology·J Goddard, B R Norment
Jan 9, 1969·The New England Journal of Medicine·G W HazardE S Murray
Dec 15, 1971·Journal of Medical Entomology·F E KelloggR R Gerrish
Apr 1, 1984·Journal of Wildlife Diseases·E C GreinerE P Gibbs
Jun 18, 1982·Science·W BurgdorferJ P Davis
Apr 1, 1995·Journal of Economic Entomology·P J RileyE Perez-Eguia
Aug 1, 1993·The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·B E AndersonB J Johnson
Jun 11, 1996·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·S R TelfordD H Persing
Mar 1, 1996·Journal of Medical Entomology·D R Lavender, J H Oliver
Apr 1, 1997·Emerging Infectious Diseases·S R TelfordA Spielman
Jul 1, 1997·Preventive Veterinary Medicine·J C WrightA J Boyce
Apr 2, 1998·The Journal of Hand Surgery·C ZingasM Van Holsbeeck
Jun 6, 1998·Journal of Medical Entomology·P W RandJ Ficker
Oct 24, 1998·Veterinary Parasitology·R J PancieraJ C Fox
Mar 12, 1999·Journal of Wildlife Diseases·A A KocanR W Barker
May 16, 2000·Veterinary Pathology·R J PancieraA A Kocan
Sep 9, 2000·Journal of Clinical Microbiology·L WolfP Whitt
May 31, 2001·The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy·E D Pellegrino
Jul 4, 2002·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Allan KrusellDaniel J Sexton
Jul 30, 2002·Journal of Medical Entomology·S A EwingR J Panciera
Nov 5, 2002·Annual Review of Entomology·James E Childs, Christopher D Paddock
Mar 26, 2003·Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases·G A ScolesD Fish
Jul 26, 2003·The Journal of Parasitology·S A EwingJ S Mathew
Oct 15, 2003·Clinical Microbiology Reviews·S A Ewing, R J Panciera
Mar 5, 2004·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·Christopher D PaddockChristopher A Ohl

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

May 11, 2015·Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases·Chelsea L WrightWayne L Hynes
Jan 9, 2016·Journal of Medical Entomology·S E MaysR T Trout Fryxell
Nov 19, 2015·Journal of Medical Entomology·José Santos Portugal, Jerome Goddard
Aug 10, 2015·Infection, Genetics and Evolution : Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics in Infectious Diseases·Robyn NadolnyDavid Gauthier
Aug 4, 2015·Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases·Walairat PornwiroonKevin R Macaluso
Apr 19, 2016·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Kristen L HerrickChristopher D Paddock
May 14, 2016·MMWR. Recommendations and Reports : Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Recommendations and Reports·Holly M BiggsMarc S Traeger
May 22, 2016·Parasites & Vectors·Gary CrispellShahid Karim
Jul 22, 2016·MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report·Anne StrailyChristopher D Paddock
Jan 30, 2016·The Journal of Parasitology·José Santos Portugal, Jerome Goddard
Oct 28, 2015·The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·F Scott DahlgrenCasey Barton Behravesh
Mar 10, 2018·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Daniel E Sonenshine
Jan 16, 2019·Infection and Immunity·Chanakan SuwanbongkotKevin R Macaluso
Oct 23, 2019·Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases·Hayley D YaglomChristopher D Paddock
Apr 21, 2020·Journal of Medical Entomology·José Santos PortugalJerome Goddard
Sep 29, 2019·Microbiology Resource Announcements·Andrés F LondoñoDonald H Bouyer
May 23, 2020·Journal of Medical Entomology·Rebecca J Eisen, Christopher D Paddock
Apr 30, 2020·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Amr El-Sayed, Mohamed Kamel
Apr 4, 2017·ILAR Journal·Rebecca J EisenChristopher D Paddock
Dec 30, 2016·Journal of Medical Entomology·Michelle E J AllerdiceChristopher D Paddock
Feb 15, 2018·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·Fernanda A Nieri-BastosMarcelo B Labruna
Apr 4, 2019·Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases·Joy A HechtSandor E Karpathy
Jan 22, 2020·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Bruce H NodenScott R Loss
Apr 7, 2020·Journal of Medical Entomology·Christopher D PaddockTammi L Johnson
Mar 28, 2018·Infection and Immunity·Emma K HarrisKevin R Macaluso
May 7, 2020·Journal of Medical Entomology·Lars Eisen, Kirby C Stafford
Feb 17, 2019·Experimental & Applied Acarology·Jung Keun LeeAndrea S Varela-Stokes
Feb 13, 2019·Journal of Medical Entomology·James L OcciDina M Fonseca
Oct 8, 2020·Experimental & Applied Acarology·Oswaldo M Torres-ChableJulián E Garcia-Rejon
Dec 29, 2020·Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases·Ricardo C ArraisMarcelo B Labruna

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Babesiosis

Babesiosis is caused by parasites of the genus babesia, which are transmitted in nature by the bite of an infected tick. Discover the latest research on babesiosis here.