First Records of Established Populations of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Collected From Three Nebraska Counties

Lindsey E. Nielsen; Roberto Cortinas; Paul D. Fey; Peter C. Iwen; David H. Nielsen

doi:10.1093/jme/tjz212

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27 November 2019 First Records of Established Populations of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Collected From Three Nebraska Counties

Lindsey E. Nielsen, Roberto Cortinas, Paul D. Fey, Peter C. Iwen, David H. Nielsen

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J. of Medical Entomology, 57(3):939-941 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjz212

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Reported cases of Lyme disease in Nebraska have been assumed to be imported from other endemic areas. Previous surveillance efforts provided no evidence of established populations as only individual specimens of Ixodes scapularis (Say) had been collected. In the winter of 2018, adult I. scapularis were found on a dog atTwo Rivers State Recreation Area, Douglas County, prompting tick collection at the site and nearby natural areas. In May 2019, all life stages of host-seeking I. scapularis were collected using dragging and flagging techniques in sites located near the Platte River in Douglas, Sarpy, and Saunders counties. This is the first documentation of established populations of I. scapularis in Nebraska.

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Lindsey E. Nielsen, Roberto Cortinas, Paul D. Fey, Peter C. Iwen, and David H. Nielsen "First Records of Established Populations of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Collected From Three Nebraska Counties," Journal of Medical Entomology 57(3), 939-941, (27 November 2019). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjz212

Received: 28 June 2019; Accepted: 22 October 2019; Published: 27 November 2019

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