Department of Biology, Mount Allison University, 63B York Street, Sackville, New Brunswick E4L 1E4 (Foley-Eby, Lloyd); Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3 (Savidge).
Can Vet J. 2020 Oct;61(10):1107-1110.
Ticks and canine sera were submitted by veterinarians from Prince Edward Island over a 15-month period spanning 3 tick seasons. The objective of the study was to determine the infection prevalence of , a causative agent of Lyme disease, in the province's ticks and the seroprevalence in its dogs. It was found that 97.8% ( = 368) of ticks submitted were , a species capable of transmitting 10.3% of these ticks [95% confidence interval (CI): 3.6% to 17.0%] were infected. Provincial canine seroprevalence for the 199 submitted samples was estimated at 3.0% (95% CI: 1.0% to 5.1%).
在 15 个月的时间里,跨越 3 个蜱季,爱德华王子岛的兽医们提交了蜱虫和犬血清。该研究的目的是确定该省蜱虫中莱姆病病原体的感染流行率,以及其犬只的血清流行率。结果发现,提交的蜱虫中 97.8%(=368)为 ,一种能够传播 10.3%的蜱虫[95%置信区间(CI):3.6%至 17.0%]被感染。对 199 份送检样本的省级犬血清流行率估计为 3.0%(95%CI:1.0%至 5.1%)。