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We tested a sample of ticks collected through a combination of passive and active surveillance from humans, domestic animals, and wildlife hosts in Alaska for a panel of the most common tick-borne pathogens in the contiguous United States to characterize the diversity of microbes present in this region. We tested 189 pooled tick samples collected in 2019-2020 for Borrelia spp., Anaplasma spp., Ehrlichia spp., and Babesia spp. using a multiplex PCR amplicon sequencing assay. We found established populations of Ixodes angustus Neumann (Acari: Ixodidae), Ixodes uriae White (Acari: Ixodidae), and Haemaphysalis leporispalustris Packard (Acari: Ixodidae) in Alaska, with I. angustus found on a variety of hosts including domestic companion animals (dogs and cats), small wild mammals, and humans. Ixodes angustus were active from April through October with peaks in adult and nymphal activity observed in summer months (mainly July). Although no known human pathogens were detected, Babesia microti-like parasites and candidatus Ehrlichia khabarensis were identified in ticks and small mammals. The only human pathogen detected (B. burgdorferi s.s.) was found in a tick associated with a dog that had recently traveled to New York, where Lyme disease is endemic. This study highlights the value of a combined passive and active tick surveillance system to detect introduced tick species and pathogens and to assess which tick species and microbes are locally established.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/jme\/tjad078","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,24]],"date-time":"2023-06-24T18:32:37Z","timestamp":1687631557000},"page":"1099-1107","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Ticks and tick-borne microbes identified through passive and active surveillance in Alaska"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"60","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7022-3918","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Micah B","family":"Hahn","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, University of Alaska Anchorage , 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508 , 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