Biology Department, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma, USA.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2021 May;21(5):385-387. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2020.2755. Epub 2021 Mar 17.
For the past 30 years, the number of people infected with causative agents of ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and spotted fever group rickettiosis (SFGR) has increased in Oklahoma. However, there is a lack of data on pathogen prevalence within urban environments. To assess the prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in different environments, 434 (lone star) ticks were collected from the environment in two parks in Edmond, Oklahoma. The presence of spp. and spotted fever group (SFG) spp. was determined using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). 33.6% (146/434) of the ticks were positive for and 15.2% (66/434) were positive for . No ticks were positive for other SFG Rickettsiae () or other Ehrlichiae ( and Panola Mountain ). These studies provide increased understanding of the potential risk for encountering tick-borne pathogens in urban environments.
在过去的 30 年中，俄克拉荷马州感染埃立克体、落矶山斑点热和斑点热群立克次体（SFGR）病原体的人数有所增加。然而，城市环境中病原体流行的数据却很缺乏。为了评估不同环境中蜱传病原体的流行情况，从俄克拉荷马州埃德蒙市的两个公园环境中采集了 434 只（孤星）蜱。使用实时定量聚合酶链反应（qPCR）确定了 spp. 和斑点热群（SFG） spp. 的存在情况。434 只蜱中，33.6%（146/434）对 呈阳性，15.2%（66/434）对 呈阳性。没有蜱对其他 SFG 立克次体（和 Panola Mountain ）或其他埃立克体（和 Panola Mountain ）呈阳性。这些研究增加了对城市环境中遇到蜱传病原体的潜在风险的理解。
