Volume 11, Number 10—October 2005
Dispatch
Anaplasma phagocytophilum in White-tailed Deer
Robert F. Massung*
, Joshua W. Courtney*†, Shannon L. Hiratzka*, Virginia E. Pitzer*, Gary Smith‡, and Richard L. Dryden†
, Joshua W. Courtney*†, Shannon L. Hiratzka*, Virginia E. Pitzer*, Gary Smith‡, and Richard L. Dryden†
Table
Results of polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing of Anaplasma phagocytophilum from Ixodes scapularis ticks collected from white-tailed deer
| Year | No. ticks* | AP-Variant 1, n (%) | AP-ha, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73 F | 53 (72.6) | 9 (12.3) |
| 64 M | 4 (6.3) | 2 (3.1) | |
| 2001 | 129 F | 37 (28.7) | 13 (10.1) |
| 65 M | 10 (15.4) | 3 (4.6) | |
| 2002 | 4 F | 1 (25) | 1 (25) |
| 2 M | 0 | 1 (50) |
*All females were either partially or fully engorged.
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