<i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> in <i>Ixodes dammini</i> (Acari: Ixodidae) feeding on birds in Lyme, Connecticut, U.S.A.

Magnarelli, Louis A.; Stafford, Kirby C.; Bladen, Virginia C.

doi:10.1139/z92-311

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“…The normal rectal temperature of birds is c. 4loC, slightly varying among species (e.g., 40.1-42.1"C in chicken, 40.9"C in turkey, 41.1"C in duck, 40.6"C in goose, 40.6-41.9"C in pigeon), but reaching up to 44°C during intense activity [ [12]. This indicates Z. HUBALEK, J. HALOUZKA AND M. HEROLDOVA that some of the veeries carried the spirochaetes in their skin tissue or blood.…”

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Growth temperature ranges of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato strains

Hubálek

Halouzka

Heroldová

1998

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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Growth temperature ranges of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato strains

Hubálek

Halouzka

Heroldová

1998

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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“…The causative agents of tickborne Lyme disease, which have been detected often in Ixodes ticks parasitizing birds, including migratory species (Anderson and Magnarelli, 1984;Magnarelli et al, 1992;Humair et al, 1993;Hubá lek, 1994;Olsé n et al, 1995b;Hubálek et al, 1996;Daniels et al, 2002;Hanincová et al, 2003;etc.). In the I. ricinus complex, transovarial infection rate with B. burgdorferi s.l.…”

Section: Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato Genomic Species (B Burgdorfmentioning

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An Annotated Checklist of Pathogenic Microorganisms Associated With Migratory Birds

Hubálek

2004

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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The potential for transport and dissemination of certain pathogenic microorganisms by migratory birds is of concern. Migratory birds might be involved in dispersal of microorganisms as their biological carriers, mechanical carriers, or as carriers of infected hematophagous ectoparasites (e.g., ixodid ticks). Many species of microorganisms pathogenic to homeothermic vertebrates including humans have been associated with free-living migratory birds. Migratory birds of diverse species can play significant roles in the ecology and circulation of some arboviruses (e.g., eastern and western equine encephalomyelitis and Sindbis alphaviruses, West Nile and St. Louis encephalitis flaviviruses), influenza A virus, Newcastle disease virus, duck plague herpesvirus, Chlamydophila psittaci, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella enterica, Pasteurella multocida, Mycobacterium avium, Candida spp., and avian hematozoans. The efficiency of dispersal of pathogenic microorganisms depends on a wide variety of biotic and abiotic factors affecting the survival of the agent in, or disappearance from, a habitat or ecosystem in a new geographic area.

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“…Larval and nymphal stages of the black-legged tick are host generalists capable of parasitizing many mammalian, avian, and reptilian hosts Battaly et al 1987;Anderson 1988;Manweiler et al 1990;Magnarelli et al 1992;Battaly and Fish 1993;Mannelli et al 1993;Oliver et al 1993;Brillhart et al 1994; Levine et al 1997). Vertebrate hosts vary tremendously in their reservoir competence (Mather et al 1990;Mather 1993).…”

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“…Reservoir competence varies among these species. For instance, veeries have moderate reservoir competence, while the closely related wood thrush inefficiently transmits Lyme disease spirochetes (Anderson et al 1986;Magnarelli et al 1992). As a group, songbirds are much less likely to transmit B. burgdorferi than are the more competent rodent hosts (Appendix Table A1).…”

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Modeling the role of songbirds and rodents in the ecology of Lyme disease

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Schmidt²,

Schauber³

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Can. J. Zool.

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Small rodents such as the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) and the eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) efficiently transmit Borrelia burgdorferi, the etiologic agent of Lyme disease, to feeding ticks, whereas other hosts of ticks are less efficient reservoirs of B. burgdorferi. We examined the roles of ground-foraging and groundnesting songbirds as alternative hosts for ticks, focusing on their potential to dilute the infection prevalence of ticks (Ixodes scapularis, the black-legged tick) with B. burgdorferi. We developed a mathematical model based on the relative use by ticks of rodent and bird hosts across varying host densities. We parameterized the model for sites in southeastern New York State using original data and for the northeastern United States using published values. Our results indicate that American robins (Turdus migratorius), ovenbirds (Seiurus aurocapillus), veeries (Catharus fuscescens), and wood thrushes (Hylocichla mustelina) have a low capacity to dilute the prevalence of tick infection, particularly when rodents are at moderate to high densities. We attribute this result to low use by ticks of birds and a low density of birds relative to that of rodents. Only when rodents constitute less than ca. 10-20% of the combined rodent and songbird host community are birds capable of substantially reducing the infection prevalence of ticks. In years or habitat types in which the density of rodents is low but that of ground-dwelling songbirds is high, the risk of human exposure to Lyme disease may reduced because birds dilute the infection prevalence of tick vectors.Résumé : Les petits rongeurs tels la Souris à pattes blanches (Peromyscus leucopus) et le Tamia rayé (Tamias striatus) assurent efficacement la transmission de Borrelia burgdorferi, l'agent étiologique de la maladie de Lyme, aux tiques hématophages, alors que d'autres hôtes des tiques sont des réservoirs moins efficaces de B. burgdorferi. Nous avons examiné le rôle des oiseaux passereaux qui s'alimentent et nichent au sol comme hôtes de rechange pour les tiques, portant une attention particulière à leur capacité de diluer la prévalence des borrélioses transmises par Ixodes scapularis. Nous avons conçu un modèle mathématique basé sur l'utilisation relative que les tiques font des rongeurs et des oiseaux comme hôtes à différentes densités d'hôtes. Nous avons déterminé les paramètres du modèle pour des endroits situés dans le sud-est de l'état de New-York à partir de données originales et à partir de données publiées pour les sites du nord-est des États-Unis. Nos résultats indiquent que le Merle d'Amérique (Turdus migratorius), la Paruline couronnée (Seiurus aurocapillus), la Grive fauve (Catharus fuscescens) et la Grive des bois (Hylocichla mustelina) ont un faible potentiel de dilution de la prévalence des infections de tiques, particulièrement lorsque les rongeurs sont présents à des densités moyennes ou fortes. Nous attribuons ce résultat au faible taux d'utilisation des oiseaux comme hôtes par les tiques et à la faible...

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Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) feeding on birds in Lyme, Connecticut, U.S.A.

Cited by 26 publications

References 18 publications

Growth temperature ranges of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato strains

Growth temperature ranges of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato strains

An Annotated Checklist of Pathogenic Microorganisms Associated With Migratory Birds

Modeling the role of songbirds and rodents in the ecology of Lyme disease

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