Documentation of the Expansion of the Gulf Coast Tick ( Amblyomma maculatum) and Rickettsia parkeri : First Report in Illinois

2020 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria C. Phillips ◽  
Elliott A. Zieman ◽  
Chang-Hyun Kim ◽  
Chris M. Stone ◽  
Holly C. Tuten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Amblyomma Maculatum ◽  
Rickettsia Parkeri ◽  
First Report ◽  
Gulf Coast Tick

scholarly journals The Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum (Ixodida: Ixodidae) and spotted fever group Rickettsia in the highly urbanized northeastern US

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waheed I. Bajwa ◽  
Leonid Tsynman ◽  
Andrea M Egizi ◽  
Rafal Tokarz ◽  
Lauren P. Maestas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Migratory Birds ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Spotted Fever Group ◽  
Human Pathogens ◽  
Amblyomma Maculatum ◽  
Rickettsia Parkeri ◽  
Staten Island ◽  
Gulf Coast Tick

We report the multi-year collection of the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum Koch (Acaridae: Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Staten Island, New York City (NYC) as well as their detection in Brooklyn, NYC, and in Atlantic and Cumberland counties in southern NJ, USA. The first detections on all sites were of adults but in Freshkills Park on Staten Island larvae were collected in a following year. Based on known observations on birds of this tick species, it is likely A. maculatum are expanding north on migratory birds, which are now often seen in Freshkills Park. The presence of larvae indicates that adults are being successful at finding hosts in Staten Island. We describe the landscape features of the area in Staten Island where populations were highest and larvae were detected, which could have facilitated the establishment of A. maculatum. Notably, we also report the presence of human pathogens Rickettsia parkeri in 5/10 (50%) of adults tested and R. felis in 1/24 (4.17%) of larvae tested. In addition to established populations in Staten Island we found evidence of A. maculatum in NJ and other NYC boroughs, suggesting current or future establishment is possible. The failure thus far to detect established populations in these areas may be due to inherent difficulties in detecting low density, spatially heterogeneous incipient populations, which could require targeted surveillance efforts for this species. We discuss the consequences to public health of the establishment of A. maculatum and detection of two additional rickettsial pathogens in the densely populated Northeastern US.

Experimental vertical transmission of Rickettsia parkeri in the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 568-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chelsea L. Wright ◽  
Holly D. Gaff ◽  
Daniel E. Sonenshine ◽  
Wayne L. Hynes
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Transmission ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Amblyomma Maculatum ◽  
Rickettsia Parkeri ◽  
Gulf Coast Tick

Established Population of the Gulf Coast Tick, Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae), Infected with Rickettsia parkeri (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae), in Connecticut

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goudarz Molaei ◽  
Eliza A H Little ◽  
Noelle Khalil ◽  
Bryan N Ayres ◽  
William L Nicholson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Range Limit ◽  
Amblyomma Maculatum ◽  
Rickettsia Parkeri ◽  
Public Health Challenges ◽  
Geographic Expansion ◽  
Gulf Coast Tick ◽  
Tick Vectors ◽  
Established Population

Abstract 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.

Gulf Coast Tick (Amblyomma maculatum) Populations and Responses to Burning of Coastal Prairie Habitats

1988 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles J. Scifres ◽  
Thomas W. Oldham ◽  
Pete D. Teel ◽  
D. Lynn Drawe
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Amblyomma Maculatum ◽  
Coastal Prairie ◽  
Gulf Coast Tick

Feeding predilection of Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum Koch, nymphs on cattle

2005 ◽  
Vol 133 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.R. Ketchum ◽  
P.D. Teel ◽  
O.F. Strey ◽  
M.T. Longnecker
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Amblyomma Maculatum ◽  
Gulf Coast Tick
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