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

Neil B Chilton; Shaun J Dergousoff; Timothy J Lysyk

doi:10.7589/JWD-D-23-00033

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

J Wildl Dis. 2023 Oct 1;59(4):811-814. doi: 10.7589/JWD-D-23-00033.

Authors

Neil B Chilton¹, Shaun J Dergousoff², Timothy J Lysyk^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E2, Canada.
² Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4B1, Canada.
³ Retired.

PMID: 37846917
DOI: 10.7589/JWD-D-23-00033

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.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Canada
Cattle
Cattle Diseases*
Deer*
Dermacentor*
Ehrlichia / genetics
Female
Tick Infestations* / epidemiology
Tick Infestations* / veterinary

Supplementary concepts

Ehrlichia minasensis