Igor Uspensky

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Affiliation: The Hebrew University
Country: Israel

Publications

  1. ncbi The dog factor in brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) infestations in and near human dwellings
    Igor Uspensky
    Department of Biological Chemistry, A Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
    Int J Med Microbiol 291:156-63. 2002
  2. ncbi The taiga tick Ixodes persulcatus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) of Russia: distributional and reproductive ranges
    Igor Uspensky
    Department of Biological Chemistry, A Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
    J Med Entomol 40:119-22. 2003
  3. ncbi Preliminary observations on specific adaptations of exophilic ixodid ticks to forests or open country habitats
    Igor Uspensky
    Department of Biological Chemistry, A Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
    Exp Appl Acarol 28:147-54. 2002
  4. ncbi Physiological age of field-collected female taiga ticks, Ixodes persulcatus (Acari: Ixodidae), and their infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
    Igor Uspensky
    Department of Biological Chemistry, A Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
    Exp Appl Acarol 38:201-9. 2006
  5. ncbi Potential risk of pathogen transmission by acaricide-poisoned ticks
    Igor Uspensky
    Department of Biological Chemistry, A Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
    Int J Med Microbiol 296:217-24. 2006
  6. ncbi Attachment of nymphal Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) to a human in an urban area followed by severe adverse reaction shortly before drop-off
    Igor Uspensky
    Department of Biological Chemistry, A Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram Campus, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
    Folia Parasitol (Praha) 56:67-9. 2009

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Publications6

  1. ncbi The dog factor in brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) infestations in and near human dwellings
    Igor Uspensky
    Department of Biological Chemistry, A Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
    Int J Med Microbiol 291:156-63. 2002
    ..sanguineus create a great risk to humans who can be attacked by infected ticks in and around their homes, even in large towns. Such a feature of the tick life history most likely exists not only in Israel but in other countries as well...
  2. ncbi The taiga tick Ixodes persulcatus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) of Russia: distributional and reproductive ranges
    Igor Uspensky
    Department of Biological Chemistry, A Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
    J Med Entomol 40:119-22. 2003
    ..The possibility of the establishment of stable tick populations in the areas of introduction is also considered...
  3. ncbi Preliminary observations on specific adaptations of exophilic ixodid ticks to forests or open country habitats
    Igor Uspensky
    Department of Biological Chemistry, A Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
    Exp Appl Acarol 28:147-54. 2002
    ..The adaptive nature of the above differences and their evolutionary trends have been hypothesized...
  4. ncbi Physiological age of field-collected female taiga ticks, Ixodes persulcatus (Acari: Ixodidae), and their infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
    Igor Uspensky
    Department of Biological Chemistry, A Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
    Exp Appl Acarol 38:201-9. 2006
    ..The data concerning the relationships between Borrelia burgdorferi and unfed Ixodes ticks are considered...
  5. ncbi Potential risk of pathogen transmission by acaricide-poisoned ticks
    Igor Uspensky
    Department of Biological Chemistry, A Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
    Int J Med Microbiol 296:217-24. 2006
    ..These data can be considered as strong circumstantial evidence of the risk that ticks can present to humans and animals at the initial stages of poisoning after acaricide treatment...
  6. ncbi Attachment of nymphal Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) to a human in an urban area followed by severe adverse reaction shortly before drop-off
    Igor Uspensky
    Department of Biological Chemistry, A Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram Campus, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
    Folia Parasitol (Praha) 56:67-9. 2009
    ..The infestation most likely took place inside the enclosed household garden in the southern area of Jerusalem where the woman took care of the plants. The importance of immature R. sanguineus ticks in attacking humans is discussed...