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Current and Future Distribution of the Lone Star Tick, Amblyomma americanum (L.) (Acari: Ixodidae) in North America by Raghavan, Ram K, Peterson, A Townsend, Cobos, Marlon E, Ganta, Roman, Foley, Des

“…Acarological surveys in areas outside the currently believed leading edge of the distribution of lone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum), coupled with recent…”
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Likely Geographic Distributional Shifts among Medically Important Tick Species and Tick-Associated Diseases under Climate Change in North America: A Review by Alkishe, Abdelghafar, Raghavan, Ram K, Peterson, Andrew T

“…Ticks rank high among arthropod vectors in terms of numbers of infectious agents that they transmit to humans, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted…”
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Assessing the current and future potential geographic distribution of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say) (Acari: Ixodidae) in North America by Boorgula, Gunavanthi D. Y, Peterson, A. Townsend, Foley, Desmond H, Ganta, Roman R, Raghavan, Ram K

“…The American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, is a veterinary- and medically- significant tick species that is known to transmit several diseases to animal…”
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Unexpected winter questing activity of ticks in the Central Midwestern United States by Raghavan, Ram K, Koestel, Zoe L, Boorgula, Gunavanthi, Hroobi, Ali, Ganta, Roman, Harrington, Jr, John, Goodin, Doug, Stich, Roger W, Anderson, Gary

“…Unexpected questing activity of ticks was noted during the winter months of January and February in the Central Midwestern states of Kansas, Missouri,…”
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Diversity and seasonality of host-seeking ticks in a periurban environment in the Central Midwest (USA) by Hroobi, Ali, Boorgula, Gunavanthi D, Gordon, David, Bai, Jianfa, Goodin, Doug, Anderson, Gary, Wilson, Savannah, Staggs, Alex, Raghavan, Ram K

“…Between March 2014 and February 2017, host-seeking ticks were collected during the late spring and summer months seasonally, and as well as continually through…”
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Surveillance for Tick-Borne Viruses Near the Location of a Fatal Human Case of Bourbon Virus (Family Orthomyxoviridae: Genus Thogotovirus) in Eastern Kansas, 2015 by Savage, Harry M., Godsey, Marvin S., Panella, Nicholas A., Burkhalter, Kristen L., Manford, Justin, Trevino-Garrison, Ingrid C., Straily, Anne, Wilson, Savannah, Bowen, Jaden, Raghavan, Ram K.

“…Bourbon virus (Family Orthomyxoviridae: Genus Thogotovirus) was first isolated from a human case-patient residing in Bourbon County, Kansas, who subsequently…”
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Climatic suitability of the eastern paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus, and its likely geographic distribution in the year 2050 by Raghavan, Ram K., Koestel, Z., Ierardi, R., Peterson, A. Townsend, Cobos, Marlon E.

“…The eastern paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus is one of two ticks that cause potentially fatal tick paralysis in Australia, and yet information on the full…”
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Spatio-temporal dynamics of rabies and habitat suitability of the common marmoset Callithrix jacchus in Brazil by Benavides, Julio A, Raghavan, Ram K, Boere, Vanner, Rocha, Silene, Wada, Marcelo Y, Vargas, Alexander, Voietta, Fernanda, de Oliveira E Silva, Ita, Leal, Silvana, de Castro, Alene, Arruda, Maria de Fatima, Peterson, A Townsend, Megid, Jane, Carrieri, Maria Luiza, Kotait, Ivanete

“…Rabies transmitted by wildlife is now the main source of human rabies in the Americas. The common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus, is considered a reservoir of…”
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Hierarchical Bayesian Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Climatic and Socio-Economic Determinants of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever by Raghavan, Ram K, Goodin, Douglas G, Neises, Daniel, Anderson, Gary A, Ganta, Roman R

“…This study aims to examine the spatio-temporal dynamics of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) prevalence in four contiguous states of Midwestern United…”
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Bayesian Space-Time Patterns and Climatic Determinants of Bovine Anaplasmosis by Hanzlicek, Gregg A, Raghavan, Ram K, Ganta, Roman R, Anderson, Gary A

“…The space-time pattern and environmental drivers (land cover, climate) of bovine anaplasmosis in the Midwestern state of Kansas was retrospectively evaluated…”
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Bayesian Spatiotemporal Pattern and Eco-climatological Drivers of Striped Skunk Rabies in the North Central Plains by Raghavan, Ram K, Hanlon, Cathleen A, Goodin, Douglas G, Davis, Rolan, Moore, Michael, Moore, Susan, Anderson, Gary A

“…Striped skunks are one of the most important terrestrial reservoirs of rabies virus in North America, and yet the prevalence of rabies among this host is only…”
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Bayesian spatio-temporal analysis and geospatial risk factors of human monocytic ehrlichiosis by Raghavan, Ram K, Neises, Daniel, Goodin, Douglas G, Andresen, Daniel A, Ganta, Roman R

“…Variations in spatio-temporal patterns of Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (HME) infection in the state of Kansas, USA were examined and the relationship between…”
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Bayesian Geostatistical Analysis and Ecoclimatic Determinants of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis Infection among Horses by Boysen, Courtney, Davis, Elizabeth G, Beard, Laurie A, Lubbers, Brian V, Raghavan, Ram K

“…Kansas witnessed an unprecedented outbreak in Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infection among horses, a disease commonly referred to as pigeon fever during…”
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Spatial scale effects in environmental risk-factor modelling for diseases by Raghavan, Ram K, Brenner, Karen M, Harrington, Jr, John A, Higgins, James J, Harkin, Kenneth R

“…Studies attempting to identify environmental risk factors for diseases can be seen to extract candidate variables from remotely sensed datasets, using a single…”
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The Geographic Distribution of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Revisited: The Importance of Assumptions About Error Balance by Peterson, A. Townsend, Raghavan, Ram K.

“…The black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say, is the primary vector of Borrelia burgdorferi, a spirochete that causes Lyme disease, in eastern North America…”
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Bovine anaplasmosis herd prevalence and management practices as risk-factors associated with herd disease status by Spare, Mark R., Hanzlicek, Gregg A., Wootten, Kotie L., Anderson, Gary A., Thomson, Dan U., Sanderson, Michael W., Ganta, Roman R., Reif, Kathryn E., Raghavan, Ram K.

“…•Bovine anaplasmosis has a wide distribution across the State of Kansas.•Several commonly promoted management practices associated with anaplasmosis were found…”
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Surveillance for Heartland and Bourbon Viruses in Eastern Kansas, June 2016 by Savage, Harry M., Jr, Marvin S. Godsey, Tatman, Jayden, Burkhalter, Kristen L., Hamm, Alexandra, Panella, Nicholas A., Ghosh, Anuradha, Raghavan, Ram K.

“…In June 2016, we continued surveillance for tick-borne viruses in eastern Kansas following upon a larger surveillance program initiated in 2015 in response to…”
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Spatiotemporal occupancy patterns of chronic wasting disease by Davis, Amy J., Hesting, Shane, Jaster, Levi, Mosley, Joseph E., Raghavan, Akila, Raghavan, Ram K.

“…IntroductionChronic wasting disease (CWD) among cervids in Kansas has seen a consistent rise over the years, both in terms of the number of infections and its…”
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Maximum Entropy-Based Ecological Niche Model and Bio-Climatic Determinants of Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum) Niche by Raghavan, Ram K, Goodin, Douglas G, Hanzlicek, Gregg A, Zolnerowich, Gregory, Dryden, Michael W, Anderson, Gary A, Ganta, Roman R

“…The potential distribution of Amblyomma americanum ticks in Kansas was modeled using maximum entropy (MaxEnt) approaches based on museum and field-collected…”
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Spatially heterogeneous land cover/land use and climatic risk factors of tick-borne feline cytauxzoonosis by Raghavan, Ram K, Almes, Kelli, Goodin, Doug G, Harrington, Jr, John A, Stackhouse, Jr, Paul W

“…Feline cytauxzoonosis is a highly fatal tick-borne disease caused by a hemoparasitic protozoan, Cytauxzoon felis. This disease is a leading cause of mortality…”
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