Competence of American Robins as Reservoir Hosts for Lyme Disease Spirochetes
To explore the competence of American robins as a reservoir for Lyme disease spirochetes, we determined the susceptibility of these birds to tickborne spirochetes and their subsequent infectivity for larval vector ticks. Robins acquired infection and became infectious to almost all xenodiagnostic ti...
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doaj-4dc6cef48890408eb83bfabf1bd9d2b22020-11-25T00:33:26ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592000-04-016213313810.3201/eid0602.000205Competence of American Robins as Reservoir Hosts for Lyme Disease SpirochetesDania RichterAndrew SpielmanNicholas KomarFranz-Rainer MatuschkaTo explore the competence of American robins as a reservoir for Lyme disease spirochetes, we determined the susceptibility of these birds to tickborne spirochetes and their subsequent infectivity for larval vector ticks. Robins acquired infection and became infectious to almost all xenodiagnostic ticks soon after exposure to infected nymphal ticks. Although infectivity waned after 2 months, the robins remained susceptible to reinfection, became infectious again, and permitted repeated feeding by vector ticks. In addition, spirochetes passaged through birds retained infectivity for mammalian hosts. American robins become as infectious for vector ticks as do reservoir mice, but infectivity in robins wanes more rapidly.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/2/00-0205_articleAmerican robinborrelia burgdorferi s.ILyme Disease spirochetesUnited States |
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Dania Richter Andrew Spielman Nicholas Komar Franz-Rainer Matuschka Competence of American Robins as Reservoir Hosts for Lyme Disease Spirochetes Emerging Infectious Diseases American robin borrelia burgdorferi s.I Lyme Disease spirochetes United States |
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Dania Richter Andrew Spielman Nicholas Komar Franz-Rainer Matuschka |
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Dania Richter |
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Competence of American Robins as Reservoir Hosts for Lyme Disease Spirochetes |
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Competence of American Robins as Reservoir Hosts for Lyme Disease Spirochetes |
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Competence of American Robins as Reservoir Hosts for Lyme Disease Spirochetes |
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Competence of American Robins as Reservoir Hosts for Lyme Disease Spirochetes |
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Competence of American Robins as Reservoir Hosts for Lyme Disease Spirochetes |
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competence of american robins as reservoir hosts for lyme disease spirochetes |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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1080-6040 1080-6059 |
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2000-04-01 |
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To explore the competence of American robins as a reservoir for Lyme disease spirochetes, we determined the susceptibility of these birds to tickborne spirochetes and their subsequent infectivity for larval vector ticks. Robins acquired infection and became infectious to almost all xenodiagnostic ticks soon after exposure to infected nymphal ticks. Although infectivity waned after 2 months, the robins remained susceptible to reinfection, became infectious again, and permitted repeated feeding by vector ticks. In addition, spirochetes passaged through birds retained infectivity for mammalian hosts. American robins become as infectious for vector ticks as do reservoir mice, but infectivity in robins wanes more rapidly. |
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American robin borrelia burgdorferi s.I Lyme Disease spirochetes United States |
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