期刊
VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES
卷 9, 期 6, 页码 729-736出版社
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0144
关键词
Borrelia; Lyme disease; Tick(s); Vector-borne; Zoonosis
资金
- National Institutes of Health [NIAID R56AI062834]
- IDEXX Laboratories, Inc
- Cooperative Agreement [0696130032CA]
- Veterinary Services
- APHIS
- USDA
- Biological Resources Division
- United States Geological Survey, USDI
Southern tick-associated rash illness is a Lyme-like syndrome that occurs in the southern states. Borrelia lonestari, which has been suggested as a possible causative agent of southern tick-associated rash illness, naturally infects white-tailed deer (WTD; Odocoileus virginianus) and is transmitted by the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum). To better understand the prevalence and distribution of Borrelia exposure among WTD, we tested WTD from 21 eastern states for antibodies reactive to B. lonestari using an indirect immunofluorescent antibody assay and Borrelia burgdorferi using the IDEXX SNAP (R) 4Dx (R) test. A total of 107/714 (15%) had antibodies reactive to B. lonestari, and prevalence of antibodies was higher in deer from southern states (17.5%) than in deer from northern states (9.2%). Using the SNAP 4DX test, we found that 73/723 (10%) were positive for B. burgdorferi, and significantly more northern deer (23.9%) were positive compared with southern deer (3.8%). Our data demonstrate that WTD are exposed to both Borrelia species, but antibody prevalence for exposure to the two species differs regionally and distributions correlate with the presence of Ixodes scapularis and A. americanum ticks.
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