Updated publication reference for PubMed record(s): 27600774, 26751078. Ixodes scapularis is the most medically important tick species and transmits five of the 14 reportable human tick borne diseases (TBD) in the USA. This study describes LC-MS/MS identification of 582 tick- and 83 rabbit proteins in saliva of I. scapularis ticks that fed for 24, 48, 72, 96, and 120h, those that engorged but were not detached from the host (BD), and replete fed and detached (SD).