Impact of white‐tailed deer on the spread of <i><scp>B</scp>orrelia burgdorferi</i>

Roome, Amanda; Hill, Leah A.; Al-Feghali, V.; Murnock, C. G.; Goodsell, J. A.; Spathis, Rita; Garruto, Ralph M.

doi:10.1111/mve.12191

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“…The general factors driving the escalation of Lyme disease, however, are similar in North America, Europe, and Asia, irrespective of differences in habitat, hosts, and behavior (Mannelli et al 2012, Kulkarni et al 2015, Medlock and Leach 2015. These factors, discussed below, include climate change (Ostfeld and Brunner 2015), host and reservoir expansion (Diuk-Wasser et al 2012, Roy-Dufresne et al 2013, Roome et al 2017, and enhanced monitoring, detection, and reporting of Ixodes spp. and Lyme disease (e.g., Aenishaenslin et al 2016).…”

Section: Factors Driving Lyme Disease Expansion: Vectors Hosts and mentioning

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Brave New Worlds: The Expanding Universe of Lyme Disease

Stone

Tourand

Brissette

2017

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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Projections around the globe suggest an increase in tick-vectored disease incidence and distribution, and the potential for emergence of novel tick-borne pathogens. Lyme disease is the most common reported tick-borne illness in the Unites States and is prevalent throughout much of central Europe. In recent years, the worldwide burden of Lyme disease has increased and extended into regions and countries where the disease was not previously reported. In this review, we discuss the trends for increasing Lyme disease, and examine the factors driving Lyme disease expansion, including the effect of climate change on the spread of vector Ixodid ticks and reservoir hosts; and the impacts of increased awareness on disease reporting and diagnosis. To understand the growing threat of Lyme disease, we need to study the interplay between vector, reservoir, and pathogen. In addition, we need to understand the contributions of climate conditions to changes in disease risk.

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“…As these species rarely bite humans, they pose little risk of transmitting the Lyme disease pathogen. However, these other tick species play an important role in maintaining B. burgdorferi in nature ( James and Oliver 1990, Hornok et al 2012, Roome et al 2017. Ixodes spp.…”

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Brave New Worlds: The Expanding Universe of Lyme Disease

Stone

Tourand

Brissette

2017

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

102

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“…It has also been suggested that tick populations have increased as a result of increases in deer populations (Scharlemann et al, 2008), however deer can clear B. burgdorferi s.l. from ticks and therefore this may not be responsible for the increase in Lyme borreliosis (Roome et al, 2017). Up to 2000 cases annually are thought to go undiagnosed (British Infection Association, 2011).…”

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Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks from four sites in the UK

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Bailey

Peacey

et al. 2018

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

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Borrelia miyamotoi is a spirochete bacterium related to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, the cause of Lyme borreliosis, and vectored by ticks. In 2014, B. miyamotoi was identified in three questing Ixodes ricinus collected in the UK. We sought to confirm the presence of B. miyamotoi in the UK. Ticks were collected from four locations not previously investigated for B. miyamotoi or B. burgdorferi s.l. and of which two are considered as Lyme borreliosis "hotspots" based on hospital records of the disease. We independently confirm that B. miyamotoi is present in the UK and support the view that B. miyamotoi is likely to have a broad geographic distribution, at low levels. Our study also adds to the existing data on the distribution of B. burgdorferi s.l. in the UK and demonstrates that although the two "hotspots" had relatively high tick densities, they did not have the highest proportion of infected ticks.

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“…duguesi specimen retrieved from jaguars, cattle, ringtails and rabbits have been shown to test positive for Borrelia ( S2 Table ). The analysis of diverse wild and domestic animal species is relevant, since they could be playing a role as maintenance hosts for ticks in the ecosystem, as has been evidenced in white-tailed deer [ 105 , 106 ].…”

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Lyme disease and relapsing fever in Mexico: An overview of human and wildlife infections

et al. 2020

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Lyme borreliosis and Relapsing fever are considered emerging and re-emerging diseases that cause major public health problems in endemic countries. Epidemiology and geographical distribution of these diseases are documented in the US and in Europe, yet in Mexico, studies are scarce and scattered. The aims of this study were (1) to present the first confirmatory evidence of an endemic case of Lyme disease in Mexico and (2) to analyze the epidemiological trend of these both diseases by compiling all the information published on Borrelia in Mexico. Two databases were compiled, one of human cases and another of wild and domestic animals in the country. The analysis included the evaluation of risk factors for the human population, the diversity of Borrelia species and their geographic distribution. Six Borrelia species were reported in a total of 1,347 reports, of which 398 were of humans. Women and children from rural communities were shown to be more susceptible for both Lyme borreliosis and Relapsing fever. The remaining reports were made in diverse mammalian species and ticks. A total of 17 mammalian species and 14 tick species were recorded as hosts for this bacterial genus. It is noteworthy that records of Borrelia were only made in 18 of the 32 states, mainly in northern and central Mexico. These results highlight the importance of performing further studies in areas where animal cases have been reported, yet no human studies have been done, in order to complete the epidemiological panorama for Lyme borreliosis and Relapsing fever. Finally, the search for Borrelia infections in other vertebrates, such as reptiles and amphibians is recommended to gain a more accurate view of Borrelia species and their distribution. The geographical approach presented herein justifies an intense sampling effort to improve epidemiological knowledge of these diseases to aid vector control and prevention programs.

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Impact of white‐tailed deer on the spread of Borrelia burgdorferi

Cited by 20 publications

References 31 publications

Brave New Worlds: The Expanding Universe of Lyme Disease

Brave New Worlds: The Expanding Universe of Lyme Disease

Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks from four sites in the UK

Lyme disease and relapsing fever in Mexico: An overview of human and wildlife infections

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