Lubelczyk C, Cahill B K, Hanson T, Turmel J, Lacombe E, Rand P W, Elias S P, Smith R P
Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Center for Vector-Borne Disease, South Portland, Maine 04106, USA.
J Parasitol. 2010 Apr;96(2):442-3. doi: 10.1645/GE-2170.1.
In July 2008, owners of seasonal camps in Vermont and Maine were exposed to large numbers of questing ticks after opening their camps for the season. Examination of collected specimens revealed that the camp in Vermont was infested with Ixodes cookei Packard, and the camp in Maine was infested with Ixodes marxi Banks. In both instances, numerous tick bites were reported by residents. Both camps were also occupied by wildlife during the off-season, primarily squirrels (Maine) and skunks (Vermont). Subsequent samples from the Vermont site were tested for the presence of Powassan encephalitis virus, though no viral activity was detected.
2008年7月，佛蒙特州和缅因州季节性营地的所有者在为本赛季开放营地后，接触到大量正在寻觅宿主的蜱虫。对采集的标本进行检查后发现，佛蒙特州的营地感染了库克硬蜱（Ixodes cookei Packard），缅因州的营地感染了马克西硬蜱（Ixodes marxi Banks）。在这两起事件中，居民都报告了大量蜱虫叮咬情况。在淡季期间，这两个营地也都有野生动物栖息，主要是缅因州的松鼠和佛蒙特州的臭鼬。随后对佛蒙特州营地的样本进行了波瓦桑脑炎病毒检测，但未检测到病毒活性。
