Feeding of Ticks on Animals for Transmission and Xenodiagnosis in Lyme Disease Research

Monica E. Embers; Britton J. Grasperge; Mary B. Jacobs; Mario T. Philipp

doi:10.3791/50617

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Immunology and Infection

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Feeding of Ticks on Animals for Transmission and Xenodiagnosis in Lyme Disease Research

蜱对动物饲养的传输和Xenodiagnosis在莱姆病研究

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August 31, 2013

DOI: 10.3791/50617-v

Monica E. Embers¹, Britton J. Grasperge¹, Mary B. Jacobs¹, Mario T. Philipp¹

¹Division of Bacteriology & Parasitology, Tulane National Primate Research Center,Tulane University Health Sciences Center

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莱姆病是最常见报告的媒介传播疾病在北美。病原体， 莱姆病螺旋体是由蜱传播螺旋体细菌。传输感染的动物模型，并检测是通过使用刻度加料，其中我们在这里描述了优化。

该程序的总体目标是利用自然媒介鹿蜱进行莱姆病病原体 Borrelia Borre 的实验传播和异种诊断。这是通过首先产生藏匿细菌的蜱虫来实现的。接种后，将蜱虫涂抹在小鼠的剃光区域，然后饲养在专门的笼子里。

然后从笼水中取回喂食的蜱虫。对于非人类灵长类动物，在将蜱虫放在皮肤上之前，会建造并应用专门的遏制装置。五天后，收集打开的设备并喂食蜱虫。

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感染 78期医学免疫学传染病生物医学工程灵长类鼠科蜱疏疏螺旋体感染硬蜱蜱莱姆病 xenodiagnosis 伯氏疏螺旋体小鼠非人灵长类动物动物模型