Whether arthropod vectors retain competence for transmission of infectious agents in the long-term absence of vector-pathogen interaction is unknown. in regions where the tropical cattle fever tick is endemic (19, 21, 25, 28). Larval, nymphal, and adult stages of this tick all preferentially feed on cattle, and each can efficiently acquire and transmit (1, 24).… Continue reading Whether arthropod vectors retain competence for transmission of infectious agents in