Spatiotemporal distribution of Borrelia miyamotoi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) and coinfection with other tick-borne pathogens in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) from New York State, USA

Author:

Foley Nicole1ORCID,O’Connor Collin23ORCID,Falco Richard C4,Vinci Vanessa4,Oliver JoAnne5ORCID,Haight Jamie6,Sporn Lee Ann7,Harrington Laura1ORCID,Mader Emily1ORCID,Wroblewski Danielle8,Backenson P Bryon9,Prusinski Melissa A10ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Entomology, Cornell University , 3138/2130 Comstock Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 , USA

2. New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control , Western New York Regional Office, 584 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202 , USA

3. Department of Geography, University at Buffalo , Suite 105, Buffalo, NY, 14261 , USA

4. New York State Department of Health, Fordham University, Vector Ecology Laboratory, Louis Calder Center , 53 Whippoorwill Road, Armonk, NY 10504 , USA

5. New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control , Central New York Regional Office, 217 South Salina Street, 3rd Floor, Syracuse, NY 13202 , USA

6. New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control , Chautauqua County DPF Offices, 454 North Work Street, Room B-05, Falconer, NY 14733 , USA

7. Paul Smith’s College , State Routes 30 and 86, Paul Smiths, NY 12970 , USA

8. Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Bacteriology Laboratory, David Axelrod Institute , 120 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208 , USA

9. New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Communicable Disease Investigations and Vector Surveillance Unit , Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237 , USA

10. New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Vector Ecology Laboratory, Wadsworth Center Biggs Laboratory C-456 , Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237 , USA

Abstract

Abstract Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis Say, Acari: Ixodidae) were collected from 432 locations across New York State (NYS) during the summer and autumn of 2015–2020 to determine the prevalence and geographic distribution of Borrelia miyamotoi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) and coinfections with other tick-borne pathogens. A total of 48,386 I. scapularis were individually analyzed using a multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction assay to simultaneously detect the presence of Bo. miyamotoi, Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae), Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae), and Babesia microti (Piroplasmida: Babesiidae). Overall prevalence of Bo. miyamotoi in host-seeking nymphs and adults varied geographically and temporally at the regional level. The rate of polymicrobial infection in Bo. miyamotoi-infected ticks varied by developmental stage, with certain co-infections occurring more frequently than expected by chance. Entomological risk of exposure to Bo. miyamotoi-infected nymphal and adult ticks (entomological risk index [ERI]) across NYS regions in relation to human cases of Bo. miyamotoi disease identified during the study period demonstrated spatial and temporal variation. The relationship between select environmental factors and Bo. miyamotoi ERI was explored using generalized linear mixed effects models, resulting in different factors significantly impacting ERI for nymphs and adult ticks. These results can inform estimates of Bo. miyamotoi disease risk and further our understanding of Bo. miyamotoi ecological dynamics in regions where this pathogen is known to occur.

Funder

New York State Department of Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC Emerging Infections Program TickNET

National Institutes of Health

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Insect Science,General Veterinary,Parasitology

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