Established Population of the Gulf Coast Tick, Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae), Infected with Rickettsia parkeri (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae), in Connecticut-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

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

Published:2021-01-18 Issue:3 Volume:58 Page:1459-1462
ISSN:0022-2585
Container-title:Journal of Medical Entomology
language:en
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Author:

Molaei Goudarz¹²^ORCID,Little Eliza A H³,Khalil Noelle¹,Ayres Bryan N⁴,Nicholson William L⁴,Paddock Christopher D⁴

Affiliation:

1. Department of Environmental Sciences and Center for Vector Biology & Zoonotic Diseases, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT

2. Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT

3. Department of Entomology and Center for Vector Biology & Zoonotic Diseases, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT

4. Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Abstract

Abstract 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.

Funder

State of Connecticut

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Insect Science,General Veterinary,Parasitology

Link

http://academic.oup.com/jme/article-pdf/58/3/1459/37937218/tjaa299.pdf

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