Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens The Banff Centre Banff, Alberta, Canada 21–26 July 2002

Front Matter....Pages i-7
Adaptations of the tick-borne pathogen, Anaplasma marginale , for survival in cattle and ticks....Pages 9-25
The Argasidae, Ixodidae and Nuttalliellidae (Acari: Ixodida): a world list of valid tick names....Pages 27-54
Phylogeny, evolution and historical zoogeography of ticks: a review of recent progress....Pages 55-68
The use of the nuclear protein-encoding gene, RNA polymerase II, for tick molecular systematics....Pages 69-75
A proteomics approach to characterizing tick salivary secretions....Pages 77-87
RNA interference: applicability in tick research....Pages 89-96
An inhibitor of thrombin-stimulated blood platelet aggregation from the salivary glands of the hard tick Amblyomma variegatum (Acari: Ixodidae)....Pages 97-105
A preliminary linkage map of the tick, Ixodes scapularis ....Pages 107-126
Expression of defensin-like peptides in tick hemolymph and midgut in response to challenge with Borrelia burgdorferi , Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis ....Pages 127-134
Involvement of antibacterial peptide defensin in tick midgut defense....Pages 135-140
Dynamic changes in Lyme disease spirochetes during transmission by nymphal ticks....Pages 141-145
Preliminary observations on specific adaptations of exophilic ixodid ticks to forests or open country habitats....Pages 147-154
How specific are host-produced kairomones to host-seeking ixodid ticks?....Pages 155-161
Photoperiodic control of developmental diapause in nymphs of prostriate ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)....Pages 163-168
Detection and identification of spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks collected in southern Croatia....Pages 169-176
Immunogenicity of Ehrlichia ruminantium grown in tick cell lines....Pages 177-185
Kinetics of experimental infection of sheep with Ehrlichia ruminantium cultivated in tick and mammalian cell lines....Pages 187-193
A review of studies on the transmission of Anaplasma phagocytophilum from sheep: implications for the force of infection in endemic cycles....Pages 195-202
Sodium valproate facilitates the propagation of granulocytic ehrlichiae ( Anaplasma phagocytophilum ) in HL-60 cells....Pages 203-208
Reduced weight gain due to subclinical Anaplasma phagocytophilum (formerly Ehrlichia phagocytophila ) infection....Pages 209-215
Ticks and tick-borne diseases of livestock belonging to resource-poor farmers in the eastern Free State of South Africa....Pages 217-224
Tick-host- Borrelia population interactions: long-term records in Eastern Europe....Pages 225-229
Remotely sensed correlates of phylogeny: tick-borne flaviviruses....Pages 231-237
Understanding the relationships between landscape connectivity and abundance of Ixodes ricinus ticks....Pages 239-248
Analysis of weather effects on variability in Lyme disease incidence in the northeastern United States....Pages 249-256
Molecular and biochemical diagnosis of esterase-mediated pyrethroid resistance in a Mexican strain of Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)....Pages 257-264
 In vitro detection of acaricide resistance in Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)....Pages 265-271
Progress towards the eradication of Amblyomma variegatum from the Caribbean....Pages 273-281
The susceptibility of different species and stages of ticks to entomopathogenic fungi....Pages 283-288
Control of Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum through use of the ‘4-poster’ treatment device on deer in Maryland....Pages 289-296
The use of a 4% (w/w) deltamethrin collar (Scalibor® ProtectorBand) in the extended control of ticks on dogs....Pages 297-303
Back Matter....Pages 305-324