Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato in Père David Deer and Haemaphysalis longicornis Ticks

Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 May;24(5):928-931. doi: 10.3201/eid2405.171355.

Abstract

By sequence analysis of 16S rRNA, flaB, p66, and glpQ, we identified Borrelia miyamotoi in 1 of 4 Père David deer (n = 43) seropositive for Borrelia spp. and 1.2% (3/244) of Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks from Dafeng Elk National Natural Reserve, China. Future studies should assess Borrelia pathogenesis in deer.

Keywords: Borrelia miyamotoi; China; Haemaphysalis longicornis; Lyme disease; Père David deer; bacteria; endangered; extinct in wild; ticks; vector-borne infections.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Borrelia / classification*
  • Borrelia / genetics
  • Borrelia / isolation & purification*
  • Borrelia Infections / microbiology
  • Borrelia Infections / veterinary*
  • Deer / microbiology*
  • Ixodidae / microbiology*
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics

Substances

  • RNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S