"Dermacentor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A widely distributed genus of TICKS, in the family IXODIDAE, including a number that infest humans and other mammals. Several are vectors of diseases such as TULAREMIA; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; COLORADO TICK FEVER; and ANAPLASMOSIS.
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D003870
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.200
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dermacentor" by people in Profiles.
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Paddock CD, Karpathy SE, Henry A, Ryle L, Hecht JA, Hacker JK, Padgett KA, Kjemtrup AM, Bullock H, Lane RS, Ladner JT. Rickettsia rickettsii subsp californica subsp nov, the Etiologic Agent of Pacific Coast Tick Fever. J Infect Dis. 2025 Apr 15; 231(4):849-858.
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L?pez Y, Thomas R, Mu?oz-Leal S, L?pez-Mejia Y, Galeano K, Garcia A, Romero L, la Hoz DE, Martinez C, Calder?n A, Gastelbondo B, Contreras H, Olivieri G, Rubiano L, Paternina L, Hoyos-L?pez R, Ortiz A, Garay E, Alem?n-Santos M, Rivero R, Miranda J, Florez L, Ballesteros J, Contreras V, Tique V, Fragoso P, Guzman C, Arrieta G, Mattar S. Hard ticks (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in the Colombian Caribbean harbor the Jingmen tick virus: an emerging arbovirus of public health concern. Parasit Vectors. 2024 Jun 25; 17(1):268.
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Kaufman EL, Stone NE, Scoles GA, Hepp CM, Busch JD, Wagner DM. Range-wide genetic analysis of Dermacentor variabilis and its Francisella-like endosymbionts demonstrates phylogeographic concordance between both taxa. Parasit Vectors. 2018 05 18; 11(1):306.