Journal of Medical Entomology (2016) 53, 696-698

Amanda D. Loftis, Patrick J. Kelly, Christopher D. Paddock, Keith Blount, Jason W. Johnson, Elizabeth R. Gleim, Michael J. Yabsley, Michael L. Levin and Lorenza Beati (2016)
Panola Mountain Ehrlichia in Amblyomma maculatum from the United States and Amblyomma variegatum (Acari: Ixodidae) from the Caribbean and Africa
Journal of Medical Entomology 53 (3), 696-698
Abstract: Panola Mountain Ehrlichia (PME) has been suggested as an emerging pathogen of humans and dogs. Domestic goats and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are also susceptible and likely serve as reservoirs. Experimentally, both the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum (L.)) and the Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum Koch) can transmit PME among deer and goats. In the current study, we detected PME in adult wild-caught A. maculatum from the United States and Amblyomma variegatum (F.) from the Caribbean and Africa. This significantly expands the range, potential tick vectors, and risk for exposure to PME.
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Database assignments for author(s): Lorenza Beati, Michael L. Levin, Elizabeth R. Gleim

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Amblyomma variegatum
	Amblyomma maculatum