Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi in Atlantic Canadian wildlife.

ABSTRACT: Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi are tick-vectored zoonotic pathogens maintained in wildlife species. Tick populations are establishing in new areas globally in response to climate change and other factors. New Brunswick is a Canadian maritime province at the advancing front of tick population establishment and has seen increasing numbers of ticks carrying B. burgdorferi, and more recently B. miyamotoi. Further, it is part of a region of Atlantic Canada with wildlife species composition differing from much of continental North America and little information exists as to the presence and frequency of infection of Borrelia spp. in wildlife in this region. We used a citizen science approach to collect a wide range of animals including migratory birds, medium-sized mammals, and smal

SUBMITTER: Zinck CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8782396 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature