Borrelia burgdorferi endemic at epicenter in Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario.

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1: J Med Entomol. 2003 Jan;40(1):91-4. Related Articles, Links

Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi endemic at epicenter in

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario.

Morshed MG, JD, K, Mann RB, Durden LA.

Laboratory Services, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control,

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 4R4. mmorshed@...

The Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi , 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 L.

scapularis at Rondeau Provincial Park.

PMID: 12597659 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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