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ArticleJournal of medical entomology2025

Surveillance of tick-borne pathogens present in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) removed from companion animals in Louisiana, USA.

Sabrina M Valdes, Sean Simonson, Christine Scott-Waldron, Gary Balsamo, Britton J Grasperge, Lane D Foil, Udeni Balasuriya, Kevin R Macaluso

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Authors and funding

8 authors.

Sabrina M ValdesLouisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1669-4361
Sean SimonsonLouisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Christine Scott-WaldronLouisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Gary BalsamoLouisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Britton J GraspergeLouisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Lane D FoilLouisiana State University Agricultural Center, Department of Entomology, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-3284-033X
Udeni BalasuriyaLouisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Kevin R MacalusoLouisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8537-6100

Funding

Molecular basis for spotted fever group Rickettsia vector competence in ticksR01AI077784 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA · PI MACALUSO, KEVIN R. · 2009 to 2019
$3.5M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI077784
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current knowledge of tick distribution and tick-borne pathogen presence across Louisiana is limited. Collaborating with veterinarians across the state, ticks removed from companion animals were recovered and assessed for the presence of zoonotic pathogens. A large number of ticks (n = 959) were removed from companion animals and subsequently screened using qPCR for Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia microti, Borrelia burgdorferi, Bartonella henselae, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and spotted fever group Rickettsia. Five different tick species, Ixodes scapularis (54.5%), Amblyomma americanum (18.4%), Amblyomma maculatum (12.5%), Dermacentor variabilis (11.2%), and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (0.3%) from different regions of Louisiana were collected from October 2018 to July 2019. There were 15 PCR-positive ticks for Rickettsia parkeri (1.6% prevalence), and four ticks were positive for Ehrlichia chaffeensis (0.4% prevalence). This survey identifies ticks and tick-borne pathogens associated with companion animals and areas for future active surveillance.

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IxodidaePetsTick-Borne DiseasesTick InfestationsAnimalsCatsDogsFemaleLouisianaMaleEhrlichiaRickettsiasurveillancetick

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PMID39383453
PMCPMC13395790

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