Detection of Ehrlichia minasensis in a female winter tick (Dermacentor albipictus) feeding on a moose (Alces alces) in western Canada

Author:

Chilton, NB, Dergousoff, SJ, and Lysyk, TJ

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2023-10

Journal/Series title:

J Wildl Dis

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URL:

https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-wildlife-diseases/volume-59/issue-4/JWD-D...

Abstract:

Ehrlichia minasensis, a pathogen of cattle in Brazil, was detected in genomic DNA of a female Dermacentor albipictus feeding on a moose (Alces alces) in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. This bacterium has not previously been confirmed in ticks in Canada. It is unknown whether moose are reservoirs for E. minasensis.