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

TitleDetection of Ehrlichia minasensis in a female winter tick (Dermacentor albipictus) feeding on a moose (Alces alces) in western Canada
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2023
JournalJ Wildl Dis
Volume59
Issue4
Start Page811
Date Published10/2023
AuthorsChilton NB, Dergousoff SJ, Lysyk TJ
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.

URLhttps://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-wildlife-diseases/volume-59/issue-4/JWD-D-23-00033/Detection-of-Ehrlichia-minasensis-in-a-Female-Winter-Tick-Dermacentor/10.7589/JWD-D-23-00033.short