Piesman J, Mather T N, Telford S R, Spielman A
J Clin Microbiol. 1986 Sep;24(3):446-7. doi: 10.1128/jcm.24.3.446-447.1986.
Ixodes dammini nymphs were examined for evidence of concurrent infection with Borrelia burgdorferi and Babesia microti. A total of 19 nymphs (18.6%) from Nantucket Island were simultaneously infected, as were 24 nymphs (8.2%) from Naushon Island. These observations are consistent with a common reservoir host for both I. dammini-transmitted pathogens.
对达米尼硬蜱若虫进行检查,以寻找其同时感染伯氏疏螺旋体和微小巴贝斯虫的证据。来自楠塔基特岛的19只若虫(18.6%)同时受到感染,瑙申岛的24只若虫(8.2%)也是如此。这些观察结果与达米尼硬蜱传播的两种病原体具有共同储存宿主的观点一致。