Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi Endemic at Epicenter in Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario

Muhammad G. Morshed; John D. Scott; Keerthi Fernando; Robert B. Mann; Lance A. Durden

doi:10.1603/0022-2585-40.1.91

Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi Endemic at Epicenter in Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario

Muhammad G. Morshed
, John D. Scott
, Keerthi Fernando
, Robert B. Mann
, Lance A. Durden

Biology

British Columbia Centre for Disease Control
University of British Columbia
Lyme Disease Association of Ontario

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Abstract

The Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson, Schmidt, Hyde, Steigerwalt, and Brenner was discovered in blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis Say at Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. During this 2-yr study, spirochetes were found in B. burgdorferi-positive I. scapularis larvae attached to B. burgdorferi-infected white-footed mice, Peromyscus leucopus Rafinesque. Isolates of B. burgdorferi were cultured from blacklegged tick adults, and confirmed positive with polymerase chain reaction by targeting OspA and rrf (5S)-rrl (23S) genes. These findings show an endemic area for B. burgdorferi within an established population of I. scapularis at Rondeau Provincial Park.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	91-94
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Medical Entomology
Volume	40
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-40.1.91
State	Published - Jan 2003

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General Veterinary
Insect Science
Infectious Diseases

Keywords

Blacklegged tick
Borrelia burgdorferi
Ixodes scapularis
Lyme disease
Ontario
Rondeau provincial park

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