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

This volume contains the Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Ticks and Tick-borne Pathogens (TTP-4), held in Banff, Alberta, Canada, from 21 to 26 July 2002. TTP-4 continues an important tradition established in 1992 at the first Conference in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, and developed subsequently at the Kruger National Park, South Africa (1995) and the High Tatra Mountains, Slovakia (1999). The 31 papers published in this special issue are divided between six sessions, with a keynote address as an introduction. The first session, which deals with biosystematics, genomics and proteomics of ticks, contains the most recent world list of valid tick names. The papers deal with a broad range of tick-host-pathogen interactions, including remote sensing and mapping of ticks and tick-borne pathogens as well as practical aspects of tick control. It is recommended reading for anyone working on ticks and tick-borne pathogens, which are of increasing medical and veterinary importance worldwide. 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