Various small mammal hosts are involved in the transmission cycle of zoonotic Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Southeastern Canada

Author:

Audet-Legault, R, Aenishaenslin, C, Baron, G, Coatsworth, H, Gabriele-Rivet, V, Desmarchelier, M, Leighton, PA, Pelletier, J, Rocheleau, JP, and Bouchard, C

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2025-09

Journal/Series title:

Ticks Tick Borne Dis

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URL:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X25001153?via%3Dihub

Abstract:

In conclusion, eastern chipmunks and Peromyscus mice should be considered as reservoir hosts contributing to the transmission and emergence of anaplasmosis in Canada. This study also confirms the circulation of the Ap-ha variant within host and tick communities in Southeastern Canada.