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VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES
卷 22, 期 4, 页码 209-216出版社
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2021.0057
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Ixodes scapularis; Borrelia burgdorferi; Borrelia miyamotoi; Babesia microti; deer tick virus; Anaplasma phagocytophilum
This study screened I. scapularis ticks in central Oklahoma for potential tick-borne pathogens using real-time reverse transcription-PCR. B. miyamotoi and deer tick virus were detected for the first time in this region. The presence of these pathogens suggests the need for further surveillance of I. scapularis in Oklahoma.
Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) is the primary host of adult Ixodes scapularis (deer tick). Most of the research into I. scapularis has been geographically restricted to the northeastern United States, with limited interest in Oklahoma until recently as the I. scapularis populations spread due to climate change. Ticks serve as a vector for pathogenic bacteria, protozoans, and viruses that pose a significant human health risk. To date, there has been limited research to determine what potential tick-borne pathogens are present in I. scapularis in central Oklahoma. Using a one-step multiplex real-time reverse transcription-PCR, I. scapularis collected from white-tailed deer was screened for Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia miyamotoi, Babesia microti, and deer tick virus (DTV). Ticks (n = 394) were pooled by gender and life stage into 117 samples. Three pooled samples were positive for B. miyamotoi and five pooled samples were positive for DTV. This represents a minimum infection rate of 0.8% and 1.2%, respectively. A. phagocytophilum, B. burgdorferi, and B. microti were not detected in any samples. This is the first report of B. miyamotoi and DTV detection in Oklahoma I. scapularis ticks. This demonstrates that I. scapularis pathogens are present in Oklahoma and that further surveillance of I. scapularis is warranted.
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