First Report of the Bat Tick Carios kelleyi (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) From Vermont, United States
Abstract The soft tick Carios kelleyi (Cooley and Kohls, 1941) is an ectoparasite of bats that can harbor bacteria known to cause disease in humans, such as Rickettsia spp., Bartonella spp., and relapsing fever Borrelia spp. Human-tick encounters may occur when bats occupy attics or similar dwelling...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/jme/tjab232 2024-06-23T07:51:59+00:00 First Report of the Bat Tick Carios kelleyi (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) From Vermont, United States Sullivan, Cheryl Frank Occi, James L Brennan, Reilly N Robbins, Richard G Skinner, Margaret Bennett, Alyssa B Parker, Bruce L Fonseca, Dina M Foley, Janet United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture Multistate 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab232 https://academic.oup.com/jme/article-pdf/59/2/784/50664029/tjab232.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model Journal of Medical Entomology volume 59, issue 2, page 784-787 ISSN 0022-2585 1938-2928 journal-article 2022 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab232 2024-06-04T06:09:33Z Abstract The soft tick Carios kelleyi (Cooley and Kohls, 1941) is an ectoparasite of bats that can harbor bacteria known to cause disease in humans, such as Rickettsia spp., Bartonella spp., and relapsing fever Borrelia spp. Human-tick encounters may occur when bats occupy attics or similar dwellings with access points to human-inhabited areas. During May 2021, a partially engorged adult female C. kelleyi was collected from a Vermont home with an attic that was being used as a roost by big brown bats, Eptesicus fuscus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). The source of the blood in the tick was the domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris. Subsequently, eight C. kelleyi larvae were collected from a rescued E. fuscus adult. This is the first report of a soft tick species from Vermont and it is unknown how long C. kelleyi has been present in this state. Reports of C. kelleyi are on the rise across the northeastern United States but the implications for the health of humans, domestic animals, and bats in northern New England remain unclear. Bat management plans should consider the importance of bat exclusion in preventing tick encounters with members of the household and should include a tick monitoring component if bats are evicted. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Oxford University Press Journal of Medical Entomology 59 2 784 787 |
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Abstract The soft tick Carios kelleyi (Cooley and Kohls, 1941) is an ectoparasite of bats that can harbor bacteria known to cause disease in humans, such as Rickettsia spp., Bartonella spp., and relapsing fever Borrelia spp. Human-tick encounters may occur when bats occupy attics or similar dwellings with access points to human-inhabited areas. During May 2021, a partially engorged adult female C. kelleyi was collected from a Vermont home with an attic that was being used as a roost by big brown bats, Eptesicus fuscus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). The source of the blood in the tick was the domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris. Subsequently, eight C. kelleyi larvae were collected from a rescued E. fuscus adult. This is the first report of a soft tick species from Vermont and it is unknown how long C. kelleyi has been present in this state. Reports of C. kelleyi are on the rise across the northeastern United States but the implications for the health of humans, domestic animals, and bats in northern New England remain unclear. Bat management plans should consider the importance of bat exclusion in preventing tick encounters with members of the household and should include a tick monitoring component if bats are evicted. |
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Sullivan, Cheryl Frank Occi, James L Brennan, Reilly N Robbins, Richard G Skinner, Margaret Bennett, Alyssa B Parker, Bruce L Fonseca, Dina M |
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Sullivan, Cheryl Frank Occi, James L Brennan, Reilly N Robbins, Richard G Skinner, Margaret Bennett, Alyssa B Parker, Bruce L Fonseca, Dina M First Report of the Bat Tick Carios kelleyi (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) From Vermont, United States |
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Sullivan, Cheryl Frank Occi, James L Brennan, Reilly N Robbins, Richard G Skinner, Margaret Bennett, Alyssa B Parker, Bruce L Fonseca, Dina M |
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First Report of the Bat Tick Carios kelleyi (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) From Vermont, United States |
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First Report of the Bat Tick Carios kelleyi (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) From Vermont, United States |
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First Report of the Bat Tick Carios kelleyi (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) From Vermont, United States |
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First Report of the Bat Tick Carios kelleyi (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) From Vermont, United States |
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First Report of the Bat Tick Carios kelleyi (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) From Vermont, United States |
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first report of the bat tick carios kelleyi (acari: ixodida: argasidae) from vermont, united states |
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