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  1. Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of the density of Borrelia burgdorferi ‐infected Ixodes ricinus ticks across a landscape: A 5‐year study in southern England

    Article • Medical and Veterinary Entomology, May 2022, Wiley

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  2. Monitoring Trends in Distribution and Seasonality of Medically Important Ticks in North America Using Online Crowdsourced Records from iNaturalist

    Article • Insects, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  3. The Ixodes scapularis Symbiont Rickettsia buchneri Inhibits Growth of Pathogenic Rickettsiaceae in Tick Cells: Implications for Vector Competence

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, January 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  4. 17-AAG-Induced Activation of the Autophagic Pathway in Leishmania Is Associated with Parasite Death

    Article • Microorganisms, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  5. Potential for online crowdsourced biological recording data to complement surveillance for arthropod vectors

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2021, PLOS

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  6. Mitochondrion-Dependent Apoptosis Is Essential for Rickettsia parkeri Infection and Replication in Vector Cells

    Article • mSystems, April 2021, ASM Journals

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  7. A nationwide study on Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. infection rates in questing Ixodes ricinus : a six‐year snapshot study in protected recreational areas in England and Wales

    Article • Medical and Veterinary Entomology, January 2021, Wiley

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  8. The Unexpected Holiday Souvenir: The Public Health Risk to UK Travellers from Ticks Acquired Overseas

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  9. Ticks on the Channel Islands and implications for public health

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, May 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  10. Identification and RNAi Profile of a Novel Iflavirus Infecting Senegalese Aedes vexans arabiensis Mosquitoes

    Article • Viruses, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  11. Seasonality and anatomical location of human tick bites in the United Kingdom

    Article • Zoonoses and Public Health, November 2019, Wiley

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  12. The challenge of invasive mosquito vectors in the U.K. during 2016–2018: a summary of the surveillance and control of Aedes albopictus

    Article • Medical and Veterinary Entomology, July 2019, Wiley

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  13. Disease and ticks on horses

    Article • Veterinary Record, May 2019, BMJ

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  14. Hyalomma rufipes on an untraveled horse: Is this the first evidence of Hyalomma nymphs successfully moulting in the United Kingdom?

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, April 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  15. Detection of pathogens in Dermacentor reticulatus in northwestern Europe: evaluation of a high-throughput array

    Article • Heliyon, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  16. Assessment of the Public Health Threats Posed by Vector-Borne Disease in the United Kingdom (UK)

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, September 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  17. The red sheep tick Haemaphysalis punctata in England

    Article • Medical and Veterinary Entomology, September 2018, Wiley

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  18. Surveillance of British ticks: An overview of species records, host associations, and new records of Ixodes ricinus distribution

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, March 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  19. Be tick aware: when and where to check cats and dogs for ticks

    Article • Veterinary Record, February 2018, BMJ

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  20. Potential risk posed by the importation of ticks into the UK on animals: records from the Tick Surveillance Scheme

    Article • Veterinary Record, December 2017, BMJ

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  21. The mosquito Aedes vexans in England

    Article • Veterinary Record, September 2017, BMJ

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  22. Emergence of Babesia canis in southern England

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  23. Tick infestation of small mammals in an English woodland

    Article • Journal of Vector Ecology, May 2017, Wiley

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  24. The tick Dermacentor reticulatus in the United Kingdom

    Article • Medical and Veterinary Entomology, April 2017, Wiley

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  25. Ticks and Borrelia in urban and peri-urban green space habitats in a city in southern England

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  26. Detection of the invasive mosquito species Aedes albopictus in southern England

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, February 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  27. Rhipicephalus sanguineusimportation into the UK: surveillance, risk, public health awareness and One Health response

    Article • Veterinary Record, December 2016, BMJ

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  28. Expansion of the range of the West Nile virus vector in Essex

    Article • Veterinary Record, October 2016, BMJ

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  29. Sampling strategies for phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Europe

    Article • Bulletin of Entomological Research, August 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  30. Overwintering of the brown dog tick in residential properties in England – raising awareness

    Article • Veterinary Record, August 2015, BMJ

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  31. An entomological review of invasive mosquitoes in Europe

    Article • Bulletin of Entomological Research, March 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  32. Detection of Dermacentor marginatus and a possible Rickettsia slovaca case in the United Kingdom – The risk of the visiting traveller

    Article • Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  33. Brown dog tick infestation of a home in England

    Article • Veterinary Record, January 2015, BMJ

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  34. Glycosome turnover inLeishmania majoris mediated by autophagy

    Article • Autophagy, October 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  35. Importation of R sanguineus into the UK via dogs: Tickborne diseases

    Article • Veterinary Record, October 2014, BMJ

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  36. ATG5 Is Essential for ATG8-Dependent Autophagy and Mitochondrial Homeostasis in Leishmania major

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, May 2012, PLOS

    Dr Benjamin Cull

  37. Morphological Events during the Cell Cycle of Leishmania major

    Article • Eukaryotic Cell, September 2011, ASM Journals

    Dr Benjamin Cull