High Prevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi among Adult Blacklegged Ticks from White-Tailed Deer

作者:Han Seungeun*; Hickling Graham J; Tsao Jean I
来源:Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016, 22(2): 316-318.
DOI:10.3201/eid2202.151218

摘要

We compared the prevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi infection in questing and deer-associated adult lodes scapularis ticks in Wisconsin, USA. Prevalence among deer-associated ticks (4.5% overall, 7.1% in females) was significantly higher than among questing ticks (1.0% overall, 0.6% in females). Deer may be a sylvatic reservoir for this newly recognized zoonotic pathogen.

  • 出版日期2016-2