Unexpected winter questing activity of ticks in the Central Midwestern United States

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作者
Raghavan, Ram K. [1 ,2 ]
Koestel, Zoe L. [1 ]
Boorgula, Gunavanthi [3 ]
Hroobi, Ali [4 ]
Ganta, Roman [5 ]
Harrington, John, Jr.
Goodin, Doug
Stich, Roger W. [1 ]
Anderson, Gary [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Missouri, Coll Vet Med, Dept Vet Pathobiol, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
[2] Univ Missouri, Sch Hlth Profess, Dept Publ Hlth, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
[3] Univ Texas Hlth Sci Ctr, Ctr Biomed Res, Dept Pulm Immunol, Tyler, TX USA
[4] Al Baha Univ, Coll Sci, Dept Biol, Al Baha, Saudi Arabia
[5] Kansas State Univ, Coll Vet Med, Dept Diagnost Med, Pathobiol, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
[6] Kansas State Univ, Coll Vet Med, Kansas State Vet Diagnost Lab, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
来源
PLOS ONE | 2021年 / 16卷 / 11期
关键词
IXODES-SCAPULARIS ACARI; AMBLYOMMA-AMERICANUM ACARI; GEOGRAPHIC-DISTRIBUTION; HOST ASSOCIATIONS; SEASONAL ACTIVITY; IXODIDAE; DETERMINANTS; OKLAHOMA; USA;
D O I
10.1371/journal.pone.0259769
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Unexpected questing activity of ticks was noted during the winter months of January and February in the Central Midwestern states of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. From nine geographically distinct locations, four species of ticks were collected using the flagging method, of which the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, was most abundant, followed by the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, the Gulf coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, and the Black legged tick, Ixodes scapularis. More A. americanum nymphs were caught questing than male or female adults. The winter activity of these medically important ticks in this region poses concern for public health and offers an insight into future tick activity in light of ongoing climate change. More studies on the seasonality of these tick species, and how different climate parameters affect their seasonal activity in this region are warranted and would be expected to benefit for both human and veterinary medicine.
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