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1 March 2015 County Scale Distribution of Amblyomma americanum (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Oklahoma: Addressing Local Deficits in Tick Maps Based on Passive Reporting
Anne W. Barrett, Bruce H. Noden, Jeff M. Gruntmeir, Taylor Holland, Jessica R. Mitcham, Jaclyn E. Martin, Eileen M. Johnson, Susan E. Little
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Abstract

Geographic distribution records for the lone star tick [Amblyomma americanum (L.)] in the peer-reviewed literature are incomplete for Oklahoma, preventing accurate disease risk assessments. To address this issue and document the presence of A. americanum in available habitats throughout the state, county-scale tick records published in U.S. Department of Agriculture—Cooperative Economic Insect Reports and specimens maintained at the K.C. Emerson Entomology Museum, Oklahoma State University, were reviewed. In addition, dry ice traps and tick drags were used to collect adult and nymphal A. americanum from throughout the state. Review of published USDA reports and the local museum collection documented A. americanum in 49 total counties (35 and 35, respectively). Active surveillance efforts confirmed the presence of this tick in 50 counties from which this species had not been previously reported to be established, documenting A. americanum is established in 68 of the 77 (88.3%) counties in Oklahoma. Taken together, these data verify that A. americanum ticks are much more widespread in Oklahoma than reflected in the literature, a phenomenon likely repeated throughout the geographic range of this tick in the eastern half of North America.

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Anne W. Barrett, Bruce H. Noden, Jeff M. Gruntmeir, Taylor Holland, Jessica R. Mitcham, Jaclyn E. Martin, Eileen M. Johnson, and Susan E. Little "County Scale Distribution of Amblyomma americanum (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Oklahoma: Addressing Local Deficits in Tick Maps Based on Passive Reporting," Journal of Medical Entomology 52(2), 269-273, (1 March 2015). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tju026
Received: 8 September 2014; Accepted: 4 December 2014; Published: 1 March 2015
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KEYWORDS
active surveillance
Amblyomma americanum
geographic distribution
lone star tick
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