Characterization of flavivirus infection in salivary gland cultures from male Ixodes scapularis ticks.

• Main Authors: Benjamin L Kendall (Author), Jeffrey M Grabowski (Author), Rebecca Rosenke (Author), Mikayla Pulliam (Author), Daniel R Long (Author), Dana P Scott (Author), Danielle K Offerdahl (Author), Marshall E Bloom (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Infected Ixodes scapularis (black-legged tick) transmit a host of serious pathogens via their bites, including Borrelia burgdorferi, Babesia microti, and tick-borne flaviviruses (TBFVs), such as Powassan virus (POWV). Although the role of female I. scapularis ticks in disease transmission is well ch...