Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Kansas: a new distribution record

The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say, previously known to occur only in the extreme southeastern corner of Kansas, has been collected in Douglas and Jefferson counties in the northeast. The new collections extend the northern range of this species in Kansas by approximately 240 km. The role o...

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Published inJournal of medical entomology Vol. 28; no. 6; p. 872
Main Authors White, S.C. (Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Topeka, KS), Mock, D.E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.11.1991
Subjects
Animals
Arachnid Vectors - physiology
BACTERIOSE
BACTERIOSIS
BORRELIA
Cats
Dogs
Female
Humans
IXODES
KANSAS
Kansas - epidemiology
Lyme Disease - epidemiology
Lyme Disease - transmission
Male
Tick Infestations - epidemiology
Ticks - physiology
VECTEUR DE MALADIE
VECTORES
ZONAS RURALES
ZONAS URBANAS
ZONE RURALE
ZONE URBAINE
Kansas
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Summary:The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say, previously known to occur only in the extreme southeastern corner of Kansas, has been collected in Douglas and Jefferson counties in the northeast. The new collections extend the northern range of this species in Kansas by approximately 240 km. The role of I. scapularis as a vector of the Lyme borreliosis spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, makes this a noteworthy extension of its known range. The proximity of these new collection sites to large centers of human population is of special significance to health-care providers in that region
Bibliography:T10
L72
9176589
ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
DOI:10.1093/jmedent/28.6.872