Ectoparasite Diversity and Exposure to Vector-Borne Disease Agents in Wild Rodents in Central Coastal California

A survey of wild rodents was performed in the Morro Bay area of central coastal California to determine serological and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Dumler, Barbet, Bekker, Dasch, Palmer, Ray, Rikihisa, and Rurangirwa, Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson, Schmidt,...

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Main Authors: Nathan C. Nieto, Haydee Dabritz, Patrick Foley, Niki Drazenovich, Lee Calder, Jennifer Adjemian, Patricia A. Conrad, Janet E. Foley
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Language:English
Published: Entomological Society of America 2007
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[328:EDAETV]2.0.CO;2
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spelling ftbioone:10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[328:EDAETV]2.0.CO;2 2023-07-30T04:06:31+02:00 Ectoparasite Diversity and Exposure to Vector-Borne Disease Agents in Wild Rodents in Central Coastal California Nathan C. Nieto Haydee Dabritz Patrick Foley Niki Drazenovich Lee Calder Jennifer Adjemian Patricia A. Conrad Janet E. Foley Nathan C. Nieto Haydee Dabritz Patrick Foley Niki Drazenovich Lee Calder Jennifer Adjemian Patricia A. Conrad Janet E. Foley world 2007-03-01 text/HTML https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[328:EDAETV]2.0.CO;2 en eng Entomological Society of America doi:10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[328:EDAETV]2.0.CO;2 All rights reserved. https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[328:EDAETV]2.0.CO;2 Text 2007 ftbioone https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[328:EDAETV]2.0.CO;2 2023-07-09T09:51:27Z A survey of wild rodents was performed in the Morro Bay area of central coastal California to determine serological and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Dumler, Barbet, Bekker, Dasch, Palmer, Ray, Rikihisa, and Rurangirwa, Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson, Schmidt, Hyde, Steigerwalt, and Brenner, Francisella tularensis McCoy, and Yersinia pestis Yersin; to describe the ectoparasitic fauna on important vector-borne disease hosts; and to determine whether pathogen exposure was associated with infestation by ectoparasites. We trapped 411 rodents from 10 species in 2004 and 2005. Anaplasma phagocytophilum exposure was detected in 11% of all wild rodents tested, with seropositive animals in eight species. Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA was detected by PCR amplification in Neotoma fuscipes Baird and Reithrodontomys megalotis Baird (0.6% of all rodents). Yersinia spp. exposure was identified in 3.2% of all rodents tested, with highest detected exposure in peridomestic rodents, Mus musculus L. (20%), and Rattus rattus L. (50%). No individuals tested positive for the Y. pestis pla gene by PCR. In total, 338 fleas were identified from each of 10 rodent species examined. The most abundant flea was Malareus telchinus Rothschild. Relative density of flea infestation was highest on Spermophilus beecheyi Richardson and Microtus californicus Peale. Ticks recovered from trapped animals included Ixodes angustus Neumann, Ixodes pacificus Cooley & Kohls, Ixodes spinipalpis Hadwen & Nuttall, and Dermacentor occidentalis Marx. Given the moderate climate and diversity of rodents and arthropods in the Morro Bay area, ongoing investigation of this region will be helpful in understanding disease maintenance cycles. Text Rattus rattus BioOne Online Journals McCoy ENVELOPE(-140.533,-140.533,-75.883,-75.883) Morro ENVELOPE(-57.500,-57.500,-63.833,-63.833) Rothschild ENVELOPE(-72.500,-72.500,-69.417,-69.417) The ''Y'' ENVELOPE(-112.453,-112.453,57.591,57.591)
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description A survey of wild rodents was performed in the Morro Bay area of central coastal California to determine serological and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Dumler, Barbet, Bekker, Dasch, Palmer, Ray, Rikihisa, and Rurangirwa, Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson, Schmidt, Hyde, Steigerwalt, and Brenner, Francisella tularensis McCoy, and Yersinia pestis Yersin; to describe the ectoparasitic fauna on important vector-borne disease hosts; and to determine whether pathogen exposure was associated with infestation by ectoparasites. We trapped 411 rodents from 10 species in 2004 and 2005. Anaplasma phagocytophilum exposure was detected in 11% of all wild rodents tested, with seropositive animals in eight species. Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA was detected by PCR amplification in Neotoma fuscipes Baird and Reithrodontomys megalotis Baird (0.6% of all rodents). Yersinia spp. exposure was identified in 3.2% of all rodents tested, with highest detected exposure in peridomestic rodents, Mus musculus L. (20%), and Rattus rattus L. (50%). No individuals tested positive for the Y. pestis pla gene by PCR. In total, 338 fleas were identified from each of 10 rodent species examined. The most abundant flea was Malareus telchinus Rothschild. Relative density of flea infestation was highest on Spermophilus beecheyi Richardson and Microtus californicus Peale. Ticks recovered from trapped animals included Ixodes angustus Neumann, Ixodes pacificus Cooley & Kohls, Ixodes spinipalpis Hadwen & Nuttall, and Dermacentor occidentalis Marx. Given the moderate climate and diversity of rodents and arthropods in the Morro Bay area, ongoing investigation of this region will be helpful in understanding disease maintenance cycles.
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Haydee Dabritz
Patrick Foley
Niki Drazenovich
Lee Calder
Jennifer Adjemian
Patricia A. Conrad
Janet E. Foley
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author Nathan C. Nieto
Haydee Dabritz
Patrick Foley
Niki Drazenovich
Lee Calder
Jennifer Adjemian
Patricia A. Conrad
Janet E. Foley
spellingShingle Nathan C. Nieto
Haydee Dabritz
Patrick Foley
Niki Drazenovich
Lee Calder
Jennifer Adjemian
Patricia A. Conrad
Janet E. Foley
Ectoparasite Diversity and Exposure to Vector-Borne Disease Agents in Wild Rodents in Central Coastal California
author_facet Nathan C. Nieto
Haydee Dabritz
Patrick Foley
Niki Drazenovich
Lee Calder
Jennifer Adjemian
Patricia A. Conrad
Janet E. Foley
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title Ectoparasite Diversity and Exposure to Vector-Borne Disease Agents in Wild Rodents in Central Coastal California
title_short Ectoparasite Diversity and Exposure to Vector-Borne Disease Agents in Wild Rodents in Central Coastal California
title_full Ectoparasite Diversity and Exposure to Vector-Borne Disease Agents in Wild Rodents in Central Coastal California
title_fullStr Ectoparasite Diversity and Exposure to Vector-Borne Disease Agents in Wild Rodents in Central Coastal California
title_full_unstemmed Ectoparasite Diversity and Exposure to Vector-Borne Disease Agents in Wild Rodents in Central Coastal California
title_sort ectoparasite diversity and exposure to vector-borne disease agents in wild rodents in central coastal california
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