1. Preface

   Preface Pages: 1 - 7

2. Adaptations of the Tick-Borne Pathogen, Anaplasma marginale, for Survival in Cattle and Ticks

   • Katherine M. Kocan
   • Jose De La Fuente
   • Jose Carlos Garcia-Garcia

   OriginalPaper Pages: 9 - 25

3. The Argasidae, Ixodidae and Nuttalliellidae (Acari: Ixodida): A World List of Valid Tick Names

   • Ivan G. Horak
   • Jean-Louis Camicas
   • James E. Keirans

   OriginalPaper Pages: 27 - 54

4. Phylogeny, Evolution and Historical Zoogeography of Ticks: A Review of Recent Progress

   • Stephen C. Barker
   • Anna Murrell

   OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 68

5. The Use of the Nuclear Protein-Encoding Gene, RNA Polymerase II, for Tick Molecular Systematics

   • Quentin Fang
   • James E. Keirans
   • Tonya Mixson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 69 - 75

6. A Proteomics Approach to Characterizing Tick Salivary Secretions

   • Robin D. Madden
   • John R. Sauer
   • Jack W. Dillwith

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 87

7. RNA Interference: Applicability in Tick Research

   • Majd N. Aljamali
   • John R. Sauer
   • Richard C. Essenberg

   OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 96

8. An Inhibitor of Thrombin-Stimulated Blood Platelet Aggregation from the Salivary Glands of the Hard Tick Amblyomma variegatum (Acari: Ixodidae)

   • Mária Kazimírová
   • Viera Jančinová
   • Radomír Nosál

   OriginalPaper Pages: 97 - 105

9. A Preliminary Linkage Map of the Tick, Ixodes scapularis

   • Amy J. Ullmann
   • Joseph Piesman
   • William C. Black IV

   OriginalPaper Pages: 107 - 126

10. Expression of Defensin-Like Peptides in Tick Hemolymph and Midgut in Response to Challenge with Borrelia burgdorferi, Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis

    • Daniel E. Sonenshine
    • Shane M. Ceraul
    • Abdu F. Azad

    OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 134

11. Involvement of Antibacterial Peptide Defensin in Tick Midgut Defense

    • Yoshiro Nakajima
    • Demar Taylor
    • Minoru Yamakawa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 135 - 140

12. Dynamic Changes in Lyme Disease Spirochetes During Transmission by Nymphal Ticks

    • Joseph Piesman
    • Bradley S. Schneider

    OriginalPaper Pages: 141 - 145

13. Preliminary Observations on Specific Adaptations of Exophilic Ixodid Ticks to Forests or Open Country Habitats

    • Igor Uspensky

    OriginalPaper Pages: 147 - 154

14. How Specific are Host-Produced Kairomones to Host-Seeking Ixodid Ticks?

    • John F. Carroll

    OriginalPaper Pages: 155 - 161

15. Photoperiodic Control of Developmental Diapause in Nymphs of Prostriate Ixodid Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)

    • Valentin N. Belozerov
    • Leon J. Fourie
    • Dawie J. Kok

    OriginalPaper Pages: 163 - 168

16. Detection and Identification of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Ticks Collected in Southern Croatia

    • Volga Punda-Polic
    • Miroslav Petrovec
    • Tatjana Avsic-Zupanc

    OriginalPaper Pages: 169 - 176

17. Immunogenicity of Ehrlichia ruminantium Grown in Tick Cell Lines

    • Lesley Bell-Sakyi
    • Edith Paxton
    • Keith Sumption

    OriginalPaper Pages: 177 - 185

18. Kinetics of Experimental Infection of Sheep with Ehrlichia ruminantium Cultivated in Tick and Mammalian Cell Lines

    • Milagros Postigo
    • Lesley Bell-Sakyi
    • Keith Sumption

    OriginalPaper Pages: 187 - 193

19. A Review of Studies on the Transmission of Anaplasma phagocytophilum from Sheep: Implications for the Force of Infection in Endemic Cycles

    • N.H. Ogden
    • A.N.J. Casey
    • Z. Woldehiwet

    OriginalPaper Pages: 195 - 202

20. Sodium Valproate Facilitates the Propagation of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae (Anaplasma phagocytophilum) in HL-60 Cells

    • Petr Zeman
    • Jaroslav Cinatl
    • Hana Kabickova

    OriginalPaper Pages: 203 - 208

21. Reduced Weight Gain Due to Subclinical Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Formerly Ehrlichia phagocytophila) Infection

    • Snorre Stuen
    • K. Bergström
    • E. Palmér

    OriginalPaper Pages: 209 - 215

22. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases of Livestock Belonging to Resource-poor Farmers in the Eastern Free State of South Africa

    • Peter A. Mbati
    • Motseki Hlatshwayo
    • Olusegun O. Dipeolu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 224

23. Tick–Host–Borrelia Population Interactions: Long-Term Records in Eastern Europe

    • Edward I. Korenberg
    • Yury V. Kovalevskii
    • Nataliya B. Gorelova

    OriginalPaper Pages: 225 - 229

24. Remotely Sensed Correlates of Phylogeny: Tick-Borne Flaviviruses

    • Sarah E. Randolph
    • David J. Rogers

    OriginalPaper Pages: 231 - 237

25. Understanding the Relationships between Landscape Connectivity and Abundance of Ixodes ricinus Ticks

    • Agustín Estrada-Peña

    OriginalPaper Pages: 239 - 248

26. Analysis of Weather Effects on Variability in Lyme Disease Incidence in the Northeastern United States

    • Susan Subak

    OriginalPaper Pages: 249 - 256

27. Molecular and Biochemical Diagnosis of Esterase-Mediated Pyrethroid Resistance in a Mexican Strain of Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)

    • Felix D. Guerrero
    • John H. Pruett
    • Andrew Y. Li

    OriginalPaper Pages: 257 - 264

28. In vitro Detection of Acaricide Resistance in Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)

    • Mario A. Villarino
    • G. Gale Wagner
    • John E. George

    OriginalPaper Pages: 265 - 271

29. Progress Towards the Eradication of Amblyomma variegatum from the Caribbean

    • Rupert G. Pegram
    • Carlos Eddy

    OriginalPaper Pages: 273 - 281

30. The Susceptibility of Different Species and Stages of Ticks to Entomopathogenic Fungi

    • Galina Gindin
    • Michael Samish
    • Itamar Glazer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 283 - 288

31. Control of Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum Through use of the ‘4-poster’ Treatment Device on Deer in Maryland

    • John F. Carroll
    • Patricia C. Allen
    • John E. George

    OriginalPaper Pages: 289 - 296

32. The Use of a 4% (w/w) Deltamethrin Collar (Scalibor® ProtectorBand) in the Extended Control of Ticks on Dogs

    • Rene H.C. Van Den Bos
    • R.J. Curtis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 297 - 303

33. List of Participants

    Legacy Pages: 305 - 324