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Transmission of Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato relapsing fever group spirochetes in relation to duration of attachment by Ixodes scapularis nymphs

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  • Alternative Title:
    Ticks Tick Borne Dis
  • Personal Author:
    Breuner, Nicole E. ; Dolan, Marc C. ; Replogle, Adam J. ; Sexton, Christopher ; Hojgaard, Andrias ; Boegler, Karen A. ; Clark, Rebecca J. ; Eisen, Lars
  • Description:
    Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato relapsing fever group spirochetes are emerging as causative agents of human illness (Borrelia miyamotoi disease) in the United States. Host-seeking Ixodes scapularis ticks are naturally infected with these spirochetes in the eastern United States and experimentally capable of transmitting B. miyamotoi. However, the duration of time required from tick attachment to spirochete transmission has yet to be determined. We therefore conducted a study to assess spirochete transmission by single transovarially infected I. scapularis nymphs to outbred white mice at three time points post-attachment (24, 48, and 72h) and for a complete feed (>72-96h). Based on detection of B. miyamotoi DNA from the blood of mice fed on by an infected nymph, the probability of spirochete transmission increased from 10% by 24h of attachment (evidence of infection in 3/30 mice) to 31% by 48h (11/35 mice), 63% by 72h (22/35 mice), and 73% for a complete feed (22/30 mice). We conclude that (i) single I. scapularis nymphs effectively transmit B. miyamotoi relapsing fever group spirochetes while feeding, (ii) transmission can occur within the first 24h of nymphal attachment, and (iii) the probability of transmission increases with the duration of nymphal attachment.
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    Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 8(5):677-681
  • Pubmed ID:
    28501504
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMC5665651
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Funding:
    CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
  • Volume:
    8
  • Issue:
    5
  • Download URL:
    https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/49554/cdc_49554_DS1.pdf
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    CDC Public Access
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    urn:sha256:73639216d35dfd1e4567c885411e30d3db55c6b2391b83ada93c3dfbdb992d55
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