scholarly journals Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto DNA in Field-Collected Haemaphysalis longicornis Ticks, Pennsylvania, United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith J. Price ◽  
Christine B. Graham ◽  
Bryn J. Witmier ◽  
Holly A. Chapman ◽  
Brooke L. Coder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Haemaphysalis Longicornis ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Stricto

Coinfection of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Nymphs With Babesia spp. (Piroplasmida: Babesiidae) and Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) in Wisconsin

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
T E Zembsch ◽  
X Lee ◽  
G M Bron ◽  
L C Bartholomay ◽  
S M Paskewitz
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Ixodes Scapularis ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Babesia Microti ◽  
Tick Bites ◽  
The Family ◽  
Babesia Spp

Abstract Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochete that causes Lyme disease, is endemic and widespread in Wisconsin. Research in the northeastern United States has revealed a positive association between Babesia microti, the main pathogen that causes babesiosis in humans, and Bo. burgdorferi in humans and in ticks. This study was conducted to examine associations between the disease agents in the Upper midwestern United States. Ixodes scapularis Say nymphs (N = 2,858) collected between 2015 and 2017 from nine locations in Wisconsin were tested for Babesia spp. and Borrelia spp. using real-time PCR. Two species of Babesia were detected; Ba. microti and Babesia odocoilei (a parasite of members of the family Cervidae). Prevalence of infection at the nine locations ranged from 0 to 13% for Ba. microti, 11 to 31% for Bo. burgdorferi sensu stricto, and 5.7 to 26% for Ba. odocoilei. Coinfection of nymphs with Bo. burgdorferi and Ba. odocoilei was detected in eight of the nine locations and significant positive associations were observed in two of the eight locations. The prevalence of nymphal coinfection with both and Bo. burgdorferi and Ba. microti ranged from 0.81 to 6.5%. These two pathogens were significantly positively associated in one of the five locations where both pathogens were detected. In the other four locations, the observed prevalence of coinfection was higher than expected in all but one site-year. Clinics and healthcare providers should be aware of the association between Ba. microti and Bo. burgdorferi pathogens when treating patients who report tick bites.

scholarly journals Prevalence of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto in humans from a Cuban village

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Islay Rodríguez ◽  
Carmen Fernández ◽  
Lizet Sánchez ◽  
Bárbara Martínez ◽  
Hans H. Siegrist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Stricto

Molecular evidence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto and Rickettsia massiliae in ticks collected from a domestic-wild carnivore interface in Chihuahua, Mexico

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1118-1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrés M. López-Pérez ◽  
Sokani Sánchez-Montes ◽  
Janet Foley ◽  
Carmen Guzmán-Cornejo ◽  
Pablo Colunga-Salas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Wild Carnivore ◽  
Rickettsia Massiliae ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Stricto
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