Dermacentor Variabilis and Its Associated Rickettsiae in Southeastern Virginia; The Potential Role of Pathogen Spillover From Local Sympatric Tick Species

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dc.contributor.authorCumbie, Alexandra N.en
dc.contributor.authorGaff, Hollyen
dc.contributor.authorHynes, Wayneen
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-05T18:49:19Zen
dc.date.available2022-12-05T18:49:19Zen
dc.date.issued2021-11-01en
dc.date.updated2022-12-05T13:54:05Zen
dc.description.abstractHard-bodied ticks are the most medically important group of arthropods in the United States (US). Dermacentor variabilis, the American dog tick, is a common vector in the US with its geographic range expanding across the eastern and western portions of the country. This tick is the historical vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the causative agent of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and has been reported to harbor other spotted fever group rickettsiae anecdotally. In Virginia, spotted fever group rickettsiosis cases range between 300-400 per year based on passive surveillance data which do not often identify the rickettsial agent to species. There are a variety of rickettsial species reported in Virginia which include R. rickettsii, R. amblyommatis, R. montanensis, and R. parkeri. Each rickettsia can be detected in multiple tick species, but are typically transmitted by a single vector; all of which are sympatric with D. variabilis. The purpose of this study was assess current D. variabilis populations in Virginia and their associated rickettsiae. From 2012 to 2018 as part of a long-term active surveillance project, adult D. variabilis were collected using standard flagging methods and their immatures were collected using small mammal trapping. The presence of rickettsiae was detected using real-time PCR and confirmed using Sanger sequencing. Dermacentor variabilis in Virginia were observed to harbor R. montanensis, R. parkeri, and R. amblyommatis, with the most common rickettsial species being R. montanensis. No samples had detectable levels of R. rickettsii infection. The occurrence of pathogen spillover among sympatric tick species appears to be common in D. variabilis under select pressures (i.e. when other tick species are dominant in the same area). Once that pressure is removed, R. montanensis, the common endosymbiont of D. variabilis, becomes the predominant rickettsia detected.en
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dc.format.extentPages 316-316en
dc.format.extent1 page(s)en
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dc.identifier.eissn1476-1645en
dc.identifier.issn0002-9637en
dc.identifier.issue5en
dc.identifier.orcidCumbie, Alexandra [0000-0003-3537-9877]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/112795en
dc.identifier.volume105en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneen
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dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subjectTick-borne diseasesen
dc.titleDermacentor Variabilis and Its Associated Rickettsiae in Southeastern Virginia; The Potential Role of Pathogen Spillover From Local Sympatric Tick Speciesen
dc.title.serialAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneen
dc.typeConference proceedingen
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dc.type.otherMeeting Abstracten
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dc.type.otherJournalen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Techen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciencesen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciences/Entomologyen

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