Vector Competence of Ixodes scapularis, I. spinipalpis, and Dermacentor andersoni (Acari: Ixodidae) in Transmitting Borrelia burgdorferi, the Etiologic Agent of Lyme Disease

1997 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc C. Dolan ◽  
Gary O. Maupin ◽  
Nicholas A. Panella ◽  
William T. Golde ◽  
Joseph Piesman
Keyword(s):  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Ixodes Scapularis ◽  
Vector Competence ◽  
Etiologic Agent ◽  
Dermacentor Andersoni

scholarly journals Far-Reaching Dispersal of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato-Infected Blacklegged Ticks by Migratory Songbirds in Canada

Healthcare ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Scott ◽  
Kerry Clark ◽  
Janet Foley ◽  
Bradley Bierman ◽  
Lance Durden
Keyword(s):  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Ixodes Scapularis ◽  
Pcr Amplification ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Northern Areas ◽  
Migratory Songbirds

Lyme disease has been documented in northern areas of Canada, but the source of the etiological bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) has been in doubt. We collected 87 ticks from 44 songbirds during 2017, and 24 (39%) of 62 nymphs of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, were positive for Bbsl. We provide the first report of Bbsl-infected, songbird-transported I. scapularis in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; Newfoundland and Labrador; north-central Manitoba, and Alberta. Notably, we report the northernmost account of Bbsl-infected ticks parasitizing a bird in Canada. DNA extraction, PCR amplification, and DNA sequencing reveal that these Bbsl amplicons belong to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (Bbss), which is pathogenic to humans. Based on our findings, health-care providers should be aware that migratory songbirds widely disperse B. burgdorferi-infected I. scapularis in Canada’s North, and local residents do not have to visit an endemic area to contract Lyme disease.

scholarly journals Detection of antibodies to decorin-binding protein A (DbpA) and DbpB after infection of dogs with Borrelia burgdorferi by tick challenge

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 481-485
Author(s):  
Darby G. Oldenburg ◽  
Dean A. Jobe ◽  
Steven D. Lovrich ◽  
Rhonda L. LaFleur ◽  
Douglas W. White ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Ixodes Scapularis ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Protein A ◽  
Immune Serum ◽  
Immunoglobulin M ◽  
Antibody Responses ◽  
Igg Antibodies ◽  
Serum Samples

We characterized the antibody response to decorin-binding protein A (DbpA) or DbpB from immune serum samples collected from 27 dogs infected with Borrelia burgdorferi by Ixodes scapularis ticks. Immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies to DbpA or DbpB were rarely detected, but high levels of IgG antibodies to DbpA were detected in 16 of 27 of the immune sera collected 1 mo after infection, 20 of 25 of the sera collected after 2 mo, and each of the 23, 17, or 11 serum samples evaluated after 3, 4, or 5 mo, respectively. In addition, IgG antibodies to DbpB were detected in 22 of 27 ( p = 0.005) tested dogs after 1 mo, and the frequency of detecting the antibodies thereafter closely mimicked the antibody responses to DbpA. Moreover, antibodies to DbpA or DbpB were not produced by dogs vaccinated with a whole-cell B. burgdorferi bacterin; removing the antibodies to DbpA by adsorption to recombinant DbpA (rDbpA) did not affect the reactivity detected by a rDbpB ELISA. Therefore, the findings from our preliminary study showed that antigenically distinct antibodies to DbpA or DbpB are produced reliably during canine infection with B. burgdorferi, and the response is not confounded by vaccination with a Lyme disease bacterin. Larger studies are warranted to more critically evaluate whether detecting the antibody responses can improve serodiagnostic confirmation of canine Lyme disease.

scholarly journals Emergence of Ixodes scapularis and Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease vector and agent, in Ohio

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Wang ◽  
Meaghan N. Glowacki ◽  
Armando E. Hoet ◽  
Glen R. Needham ◽  
Kathleen A. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Ixodes Scapularis ◽  
Disease Vector

scholarly journals Prevalence of the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, in Blacklegged Ticks, Ixodes scapularis at Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 316-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Scott ◽  
John F. Anderson ◽  
Lance A. Durden ◽  
Morgan L. Smith ◽  
Jodi M. Manord ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Ixodes Scapularis

Etiologic Agent of Lyme Disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, Detected in Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) Collected at a Focus in Alabama

1991 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 652-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley Luckhart ◽  
Gary R. Mullen ◽  
James C. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Etiologic Agent
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