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Hormonal Regulation of Vitellogenin Biosynthesis in Ticks

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Advances in Disease Vector Research

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Many species of ticks and mites must obtain a blood meal from a vertebrate or invertebrate host for development and reproduction to occur. This blood meal results in the transmission of various disease agents from infected animals to uninfected animals. Ticks are second only to mosquitoes as vectors of human diseases. Ticks and/or mites transmit a wide range of microorganisms: viruses, rickettsia, bacteria, and spirochetes, and also protozoa and nematoda.

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