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1460628

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-1-8
pubmed:abstractText
The abundance of the tick Ixodes ricinus (L.) and the infection rate of ticks with Borrelia burgdorferi (Johnson et al.) were compared on either side of a deer fence in a forest park in County Galway, Ireland, in an attempt to elucidate the role of fallow deer, Dama dama, and woodmice, Apodemus sylvaticus, in determining the population density of I. ricinus and the transmission of B. burgdorferi. The results showed that tick numbers were much higher on the deer side of the fence, although the density of mice was similar on both sides. This suggests that, in the absence of other obvious factors, deer rather than mice are responsible for tick abundance in this habitat. Tick infection rates, determined by immunofluorescence, were consistently higher outside the deer fence than inside it. It is suggested, therefore, that mice rather than deer may be the important reservoir hosts of B. burgdorferi in this habitat and that deer, by feeding many larvae, probably contribute large numbers of uninfected ticks to the population. If this is the case, there will not be a direct relationship between deer abundance and tick infection rates. This has important implications for risk assessment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-2585
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
915-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Studies on the ecology of Lyme disease in a deer forest in County Galway, Ireland.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Environmental Resource Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University College Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't