Reduced abundance of immature Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) following elimination of deer.
Reduced abundance of immature Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) following elimination of deer.
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消灭鹿后，未成熟的 Ixodes dammini（螨虫：Ixodidae）数量减少。
DOI：
10.1093/jmedent/25.4.224
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发表时间：
1988
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Spielman,A
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作者：
Wilson,ML;Telford3rd,SR;Piesman,J;Spielman,A
我们确定了是否密度感染的硬蜱damminiSpielman，Clifford，Piesman和Corwin，蜱局部传播莱姆病和人类巴贝西虫病，取决于鹿的存在。这种宿主是从位于马萨诸塞州科德角的一个蜱虫出没的陆地上移走的，并监测蜱虫的丰度。在鹿被移走后的夏天开始，蜱虫幼虫变得不那么丰富，这表明该物种的成虫通常无法进食和繁殖。蜱若虫的丰度下降得更为缓慢。我们的结论是，鹿的存在是一个先决条件，密集的侵扰。damminiand因此为强烈传播莱姆病和人类巴贝西虫病。
We determined whether a dense infestation ofIxodes damminiSpielman, Clifford, Piesman & Corwin, the tick that locally transmits Lyme disease and human babesiosis, depends upon the presence of deer. This host was removed from a tick-infested land mass located on Cape Cod, Mass., and the abundance of the tick was monitored. Larval ticks became less abundant beginning in the summer following removal of deer, indicating that the adults of this species generally failed to feed and reproduce. The abundance of nymphal ticks declined more gradually. We conclude that the presence of deer is a precondition for dense infestations ofI. damminiand hence for intense transmission of Lyme disease and human babesiosis.