Open AccessPotential for Lyme disease in Maine: deer survey of distribution of Ixodes dammini, the tick vector.
Author(s) -
Robert P. Smith,
Peter W. Rand,
Eleanor H. Lacombe
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.80.3.333
Subject(s) - lyme disease , tick , parasitiformes , ixodidae , acari , geography , vector (molecular biology) , veterinary medicine , biology , zoology , ecology , virology , medicine , biochemistry , gene , recombinant dna
A survey of deer brought to tagging stations at 24 sites in Main revealed the presence of the deer tick, Ixodes dammini, on 5.1 percent of deer. Ticks were found almost exclusively on deer from southwest coastal sites in the state. The potential for endemic Lyme disease in coastal Maine merits further study.