Established Population of the Gulf Coast Tick, Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae), Infected with Rickettsia parkeri (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae), in Connecticut

Established Population of the Gulf Coast Tick, Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae), Infected with Rickettsia parkeri (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae), in Connecticut

We identified an established population of the Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum Koch) infected with Rickettsia parkeri in Connecticut, representing the northernmost range limit of this medically relevant tick species. Our finding highlights the importance of tick surveillance and public health c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of medical entomology 2021-05, Vol.58 (3), p.1459-1462
Hauptverfasser: Molaei, Goudarz, Little, Eliza A.H., Khalil, Noelle, Ayres, Bryan N., Nicholson, William L., Paddock, Christopher D.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Amblyomma maculatum
Gulf Coast tick
passive tick surveillance
Public health
range expansion
Rickettsia parkeri
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Vectors
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Zusammenfassung:We identified an established population of the Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum Koch) infected with Rickettsia parkeri in Connecticut, representing the northernmost range limit of this medically relevant tick species. Our finding highlights the importance of tick surveillance and public health challenges posed by geographic expansion of tick vectors and their pathogens.
ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
DOI:10.1093/jme/tjaa299