New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York City, NY, USA.
Vector-Borne Disease Branch, Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, MD, USA.
J Med Entomol. 2024 May 13;61(3):772-780. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjae014.
A total of 2,504 ticks of 5 species (Ixodes scapularis, Dermacentor variabilis, Amblyomma americanum, Haemaphysalis leporispalustris, and H. longicornis) were collected over 2 yr (2014-2015) in New York City parks. Specimens were collected via tick-dragging, identified to species, and tested for pathogens of human diseases. The causative agents of 5 human diseases (Lyme borreliosis, ehrlichiosis, babesiosis, anaplasmosis, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever) were detected in a subset of samples. Results of this surveillance effort further illustrate that risk of tick-borne disease is considerable even in parks located adjacent to densely populated areas.
在纽约市公园中，经过 2 年（2014-2015 年）的时间，共采集到 5 种（肩突硬蜱、变异革蜱、美洲钝缘蜱、野兔革蜱和长角血蜱）2504 只蜱。通过蜱拖曳收集标本，鉴定到种，并检测人类疾病的病原体。在一部分样本中检测到 5 种人类疾病（莱姆病、埃立克体病、巴贝斯虫病、无形体病和落基山斑疹热）的病原体。这一监测工作的结果进一步表明，即使在毗邻人口稠密地区的公园中， ticks-borne 疾病的风险也是相当大的。
