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

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 c...

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Published inJournal of medical entomology Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 1459 - 1462
Main Authors Molaei, Goudarz, Little, Eliza A.H., Khalil, Noelle, Ayres, Bryan N., Nicholson, William L., Paddock, Christopher D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published US Entomological Society of America 15.05.2021
Oxford University Press
Subjects
Amblyomma maculatum
Gulf Coast tick
passive tick surveillance
Public health
range expansion
Rickettsia parkeri
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Vectors
United States > US
Connecticut
Gulf Coast tick
passive tick surveillance
range expansion
Rickettsia parkeri
Amblyomma maculatum
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
DOI:10.1093/jme/tjaa299