Journal
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
Volume 58, Issue 3, Pages 1459-1462Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjaa299
Keywords
range expansion; Gulf Coast tick; Amblyomma maculatum; Rickettsia parkeri; passive tick surveillance
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [U01 CK000509]
- State of Connecticut
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The discovery of Rickettsia parkeri-infected Gulf Coast ticks in Connecticut, at the northern range limit of the species, emphasizes the importance of tick surveillance and the public health challenges posed by the geographic expansion of tick vectors and pathogens.
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.
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