Detection of Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis in Blacklegged Ticks (Ixodes scapularis) and White-Footed Mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in Massachusetts

In 2011, Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis (EME) was described as a human pathogen spread by the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis. Until very recently, its reported distribution was limited to the upper midwestern United States, mainly in Minnesota and Wisconsin. In this study, we report the detectio...

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Autores principales: Xu, Guang, Foster, Erik, Ribbe, Fumiko, Hojgaard, Andrias, Eisen, Rebecca J., Paull, Sara, Rich, Stephen M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10278004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37126383
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2022.0098
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author Xu, Guang
Foster, Erik
Ribbe, Fumiko
Hojgaard, Andrias
Eisen, Rebecca J.
Paull, Sara
Rich, Stephen M.
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Foster, Erik
Ribbe, Fumiko
Hojgaard, Andrias
Eisen, Rebecca J.
Paull, Sara
Rich, Stephen M.
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description In 2011, Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis (EME) was described as a human pathogen spread by the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis. Until very recently, its reported distribution was limited to the upper midwestern United States, mainly in Minnesota and Wisconsin. In this study, we report the detection of EME DNA in 4 of 16,146 human biting I. scapularis ticks submitted from Massachusetts to a passive tick surveillance program. Active tick surveillance yielded evidence of EME local transmission in the northeastern United States through detection of EME DNA in 2 of 461 host-seeking I. scapularis nymphs, and in 2 white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) of 491 rodent samples collected in the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Harvard Forest site in Massachusetts.
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spelling pubmed-102780042023-06-20 Detection of Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis in Blacklegged Ticks (Ixodes scapularis) and White-Footed Mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in Massachusetts Xu, Guang Foster, Erik Ribbe, Fumiko Hojgaard, Andrias Eisen, Rebecca J. Paull, Sara Rich, Stephen M. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis Original Research In 2011, Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis (EME) was described as a human pathogen spread by the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis. Until very recently, its reported distribution was limited to the upper midwestern United States, mainly in Minnesota and Wisconsin. In this study, we report the detection of EME DNA in 4 of 16,146 human biting I. scapularis ticks submitted from Massachusetts to a passive tick surveillance program. Active tick surveillance yielded evidence of EME local transmission in the northeastern United States through detection of EME DNA in 2 of 461 host-seeking I. scapularis nymphs, and in 2 white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) of 491 rodent samples collected in the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Harvard Forest site in Massachusetts. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2023-06-01 2023-06-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10278004/ /pubmed/37126383 http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2022.0098 Text en © Guang Xu et al. 2023; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This Open Access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License [CC-BY] (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Xu, Guang
Foster, Erik
Ribbe, Fumiko
Hojgaard, Andrias
Eisen, Rebecca J.
Paull, Sara
Rich, Stephen M.
Detection of Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis in Blacklegged Ticks (Ixodes scapularis) and White-Footed Mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in Massachusetts
title Detection of Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis in Blacklegged Ticks (Ixodes scapularis) and White-Footed Mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in Massachusetts
title_full Detection of Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis in Blacklegged Ticks (Ixodes scapularis) and White-Footed Mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in Massachusetts
title_fullStr Detection of Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis in Blacklegged Ticks (Ixodes scapularis) and White-Footed Mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in Massachusetts
title_full_unstemmed Detection of Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis in Blacklegged Ticks (Ixodes scapularis) and White-Footed Mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in Massachusetts
title_short Detection of Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis in Blacklegged Ticks (Ixodes scapularis) and White-Footed Mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in Massachusetts
title_sort detection of ehrlichia muris eauclairensis in blacklegged ticks (ixodes scapularis) and white-footed mice (peromyscus leucopus) in massachusetts
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10278004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37126383
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2022.0098
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