ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2023
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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Why are the ticks winning, and what can we do about it?Ticks and tick-borne diseases · 2026Review
- Investigation and Correlation Analysis of Pathogens Carried by Ticks and Cattle in Tumen River Basin, China.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Ecological and Epidemiological Consequences of Tick-Control Interventions in Residential Neighborhoods: A Synthesis of The Tick Project.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2026Review
- A scoping review of applied tick control research in North America: funding, implementation, and advancement.Journal of medical entomology · 2025Article
- Age- and Sex-Specific Differences in Lyme Disease Health-Related Behaviors, Ontario, Canada, 2015-2022.Emerging infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Dynamic nesting ofEcology and evolution · 2024Article
- Biting Back: Advances in Fighting Ticks and Understanding Tick-Borne Pathogens.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Seasonal dynamics of Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) sensu stricto in a degraded area of the Amazon biome, with notes on Rickettsia amblyommatis infection.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
- Can Tick Microbiome Explain Nonlinear Relationship between Tick Abundance and Lyme Disease Incidence?Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Controlling the abundance of blacklegged ticks is considered the foundation for the prevention of human exposure to pathogens transmitted by these vectors in eastern North America. The use of broadcast or host-targeted acaricides is generally found to be effective at reducing the local abundance of ticks. However, studies that incorporate randomization, placebo controls, and masking, i.e., "blinding", generally find lower efficacy. The few studies that include measurements of human-tick encounters and cases of tickborne disease have not shown impacts of acaricidal treatments. We compile literature on relevant studies from northeastern North America to address possible causes for discrepancies in study outcomes and suggest possible mechanisms that could underlie the diminished efficacy of tick control in reducing cases of tickborne disease in people.
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