Nevada’s large open spaces and diversity of habitat types supports a wide variety of wildlife species as well as domestic livestock. These conditions lend themselves to the uniqueness of the state but also provide habitat for many tick species. Important tick borne diseases have been diagnosed in humans and domestic animals within Nevada but little is known about the distribution and composition of tick populations throughout the state. Most of my efforts go into investigating the role of tick borne disease in the health of cattle herds throughout Nevada. Currently I am identifing important tick species, and the diseases they carry. 

M.B. Teglas and J.E. Foley. 2006. Differences in the transmissibility of Anaplasma phagocytophilum between two vector species, Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis. Experimental and Applied Acarology (in press).

M.B. Teglas, B.P. May, P.R. Crosbie, M.R. Stephens, and W.M. Boyce. 2005. Genetic evidence for limited movement of the tick, Ornithodoros coriaceus (Acari: Argasidae), in California, Nevada and Oregon. Journal of Medical Entomology. 42(3):247-253.

M.B. Teglas, E. Matern, S. Lein, P. Foley, S. Mahan, and J.E. Foley. 2005. Ticks and tick-borne disease in Guatemalan cattle and horses. Veterinary Parasitology. 131(2): 119-127.

M.B. Teglas, S.E. Little, K. Latimer, J.P. Dubey. 1998. Sarcocystis-associated encephalitis and myocarditis in a wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). The Journal of Parasitology. 84(3): 661-663.

M.B. Teglas, N.L. Drazenovich, J. Stott and J.E. Foley. 2006. The geographic distribution of the putative agent of epizootic bovine abortion in the tick vector, Ornithodoros coriaceus. Veterinary Parasitology (Submitted Jan. 2006).