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. 2015 Nov;15(11):701-5.
doi: 10.1089/vbz.2015.1854. Epub 2015 Oct 26.

Surveillance for Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes Ticks and Small Rodents in British Columbia

Muhammad G Morshed  1   2 , Min-Kuang Lee  1 , Stephanie Man  1 , Keerthi Fernando  1 , Quantine Wong  1 , Andrias Hojgaard  3 , Patrick Tang  1   2 , Sunny Mak  4 , Bonnie Henry  2   5 , David M Patrick  2   4
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V体育ios版 - Surveillance for Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes Ticks and Small Rodents in British Columbia

Muhammad G Morshed et al. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2015 Nov.

Abstract

To determine the prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in British Columbian ticks, fieldwork was conducted over a 2-year period. In all, 893 ticks (Ixodes pacificus, I. angustus, I. soricis, Ixodes spp. , and Dermacentor andersoni) of different life stages were retrieved from 483 small rodents (Peromyscus maniculatus, Perognathus parvus, and Reithrodontomys megalotis). B. burgdorferi DNA was detected in 5 out of 359 tick pools, and 41 out of 483 mice were serologically confirmed to have antibodies against B. burgdorferi. These results were consistent with previous studies, data from passive surveillance in British Columbia, and data from neighboring states in the Pacific Northwest, suggesting a continually low prevalence of B VSports手机版. burgdorferi in British Columbia ticks. .

Keywords: Borrelia burgdorferi; Lyme disease; Mice; PCR; Surveillance; Ticks V体育安卓版. .

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Map of B. burgdorferi surveillance in ticks and mice in British Columbia. Land cover type (a), ecological niche model for B. burgdorferi (b), mice (c), and ticks (d) captured from study locations. The sampling sites of Belcarra, Nanaimo, Squamish, and West Vancouver were dominated with needle leaf coniferous forest (predominantly western hemlock [Tsuga heterophylla], Douglas fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii], and western red cedar [Thuja plicata]); Burnaby Mountain, Cultus Lake, Coquitlam, Duncan, and Sechelt sites were mixed deciduous and coniferous forest (predominantly red alder [Alnus rubra], trembling aspen [Populus tremuloides], and western hemlock); and Cranbrook, Okanagan, and Penticton sites were sparsely vegetated (low-lying brush or scrub and lodgepole pine [Pinus contorta]). Map data sources: BCCDC, European Space Agency (ESA), National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, HERE, United Nations Environment Programme–World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), US Geological Survey (USGS), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO), Natinoal Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and increment P Corp.
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