| detection of human bacterial pathogens in ticks collected from louisiana black bears (ursus americanus luteolus). | there are 4 major human-biting tick species in the northeastern united states, which include: amblyomma americanum, amblyomma maculatum, dermacentor variabilis, and ixodes scapularis. the black bear is a large mammal that has been shown to be parasitized by all the aforementioned ticks. we investigated the bacterial infections in ticks collected from louisiana black bears (ursus americanus subspecies luteolus). eighty-six ticks were collected from 17 black bears in louisiana from june 2010 to ma ... | 2013 | 23415850 |
| rickettsia parkeri infection in domestic dogs, southern louisiana, usa, 2011. | the association between companion animals and tick-borne rickettsial disease has long been recognized and can be essential to the emergence of rickettsioses. we tested whole blood from dogs in temporary shelters by using pcr for rickettsial infections. of 93 dogs, 12 (13%) were positive for rickettsia parkeri, an emerging tick-borne rickettsiosis. | 2012 | 22607743 |