This project builds on recent work reporting tick transmission of relapsing fever spirochetes and genome sequencing of both the pathogen and tick vector. We have utilized both next generation and ...

Insects could possibly be a mechanical vector for transferring pathogens. Larvae are also increasingly used as animal ...

Vector-borne pathogens are transmitted between hosts by an intermediate organism, often an arthropod like mosquitoes or ticks, referred to as a vector. phylogenetic relatedness: Evolutionary ...

These illnesses pose serious risks to community health. Experts predict perfect conditions for disease-carrying insects to thrive: 'Major driver' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Diseases caused by pathogens are called communicable diseases ... like Escherichia coli which is a cause of food poisoning. Vector Any organism that can spread a disease is called a vector.