collecte section Bourgogne

https://www.helloasso.com/associations/association-france-lyme/collectes/section-bourgogne

lyme disease : ticks can become infected by feeding upon Bb-inoculated white-tailed deer.



 Deer as Reservoirs? For years, we've been told that deer only play a role in maintaining tick populations & moving infected ticks from one area to another and that deer don't serve as reservoirs for Lyme disease bacteria. But, is this true? Georgia Southern's Dr. Jim Oliver & colleagues performed an interesting lab experiment in 1992; they proved that ticks can become infected by feeding upon Bb-inoculated white-tailed deer. How often this may occur in nature remains unclear. Research is still needed.

Dr. Oliver's research abstract may be found here: 



 http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/esa/jme/1992/00000029/00000006/art00014?crawler=true

(Photo courtesy of Texas A&M's The Tick App for Texas and Southern Region.)



Photo : Deer as Reservoirs? For years, we've been told that deer only play a role in maintaining tick populations & moving infected ticks from one area to another and that deer don't serve as reservoirs for Lyme disease bacteria. But, is this true?  Georgia Southern's Dr. Jim Oliver & colleagues performed an interesting lab experiment in 1992; they proved that ticks can become infected by feeding upon Bb-inoculated white-tailed deer. How often this may occur in nature remains unclear. Research is still needed.  

Dr. Oliver's research abstract may be found  here:  http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/esa/jme/1992/00000029/00000006/art00014?crawler=true

(Photo courtesy of Texas A&M's The Tick App for Texas and Southern Region.)