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Volume 18, Number 12—December 2012
Dispatch
Reservoir Competence of Vertebrate Hosts for Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Felicia Keesing
, Michelle H. Hersh, Michael Tibbetts, Diana J. McHenry, Shannon Duerr, Jesse Brunner, Mary Killilea, Kathleen LoGiudice, Kenneth A. Schmidt, and Richard S. Ostfeld
, Michelle H. Hersh, Michael Tibbetts, Diana J. McHenry, Shannon Duerr, Jesse Brunner, Mary Killilea, Kathleen LoGiudice, Kenneth A. Schmidt, and Richard S. Ostfeld
Table 2
Host species infected with Anaplasma phagocytophilum southeastern New York, USA, 2008–2010*
| Host species | No. hosts infected/no. tested (%) | No. (%) ticks infected | Mean % infected ticks per infected host (range) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mammals | |||
|
Blarina brevicauda |
17/28 (61) | 67 (13) | 20 (4–56) |
|
Didelphis virginiana |
9/25 (36) | 20 (4) | 13 (4–50) |
|
Glaucomys volans† |
2/4 (50) | 5 (8) | 15 (14–16) |
|
Mephitis mephitis† |
1/1 (100) | 2 (10) | 10 |
|
Peromyscus leucopus |
15/30 (50) | 63 (11) | 22 (4–50) |
|
Procyon lotor |
10/25 (40) | 17 (4) | 9 (4–20) |
|
Sciurus carolinensis |
14/20 (70) | 19 (5) | 8 (4–20) |
|
Sorex cinereus† |
2/6 (33) | 4 (10) | 23 (17–30) |
|
Tamias striatus |
10/19 (53) | 40 (13) | 24 (6–46) |
|
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus |
7/15 (47) | 17 (6) | 17 (4–73) |
| Birds | |||
|
Catharus fuscescens |
9/21 (43) | 19 (4) | 10 (4–25) |
|
Dumetella carolinensis |
7/14 (50) | 20 (9) | 18 (4–33) |
|
Hylocichla mustelina |
14/28 (50) | 27 (5) | 10 (4–25) |
|
Turdus migratorius |
6/18 (33) | 7 (2) | 6 (4–11) |
*Infected hosts are those that transmitted A. phagocytophilum to >1 Ixodes scapularis tick larva.
†Host species with <10 individual hosts sampled.
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- Page last updated: November 21, 2012
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