University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas 76107-2699, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Mar;16(3):441-6. doi: 10.3201/eid1603.091333.
Data regarding the type, frequency, and distribution of tick-borne pathogens and bacterial agents are not widely available for many tick species that parasitize persons in the southern United States. We therefore analyzed the frequency and identity of pathogens and bacterial agents in ticks removed from humans and subsequently submitted to the Texas Department of State Health Services, Zoonosis Control Program, from October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2008. The data showed associations of bacterial agents and potential vectors. Tick-related illnesses may pose unidentified health risks in areas such as Texas, where incidence of human disease related to tick bites is low but well above zero and where ticks are not routinely suspected as the cause of disease. Cause, treatment, and prevention strategies can be better addressed through collecting sufficient data to establish baseline assessments of risk.
有关寄生在美国南部地区的许多蜱虫的病原体和细菌种类、频率和分布的数据并不广泛。因此，我们分析了 2004 年 10 月 1 日至 2008 年 9 月 30 日期间从人身上取下并随后提交给德克萨斯州州立卫生服务部动物传染病控制项目的蜱虫携带的病原体和细菌的频率和种类。这些数据显示了细菌与潜在传播媒介之间的关联。在德克萨斯州等地区，蜱虫相关疾病可能带来未被识别的健康风险，因为那里与蜱虫叮咬相关的人类疾病发病率虽然低，但远高于零，而且人们通常不会怀疑蜱虫是疾病的原因。通过收集足够的数据来建立风险的基线评估，可以更好地确定病因、治疗和预防策略。
