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Ticks are found on the California Channel Islands. They can carry bacteria and viruses that can cause disease in humans, including Lyme disease. | Ticks are found on the California Channel Islands. They can carry bacteria and viruses that can cause disease in humans, including Lyme disease. | ||
In 2017, two tick-borne diseases were identified for the first time on the | In 2017, two tick-borne diseases were identified for the first time on the California Channel Island. Lyme disease (''Borrelia burgdorferi'') was found on both Catalina and Santa Cruz Islands, and a related disease, relapsing fever (''Borrelia miyamotoi'') was identified on Santa Rosa Island. Both diseases are known to impact dogs and humans. Understanding the extent of these tick-borne diseases is a current priority. Ticks are being collected from island foxes and pathology will be run on tick specimens to determine what viruses they carry. | ||
* 2001 Crooks, Kevin et al. [https://www.jwildlifedis.org/doi/pdf/10.7589/0090-3558-37.1.189 ''Ectoparasites of the Island Fox on Santa Cruz Island''] in Journal of Wildlife Diseases 37(1):189-193, 2001. | * 2001 Crooks, Kevin et al. [https://www.jwildlifedis.org/doi/pdf/10.7589/0090-3558-37.1.189 ''Ectoparasites of the Island Fox on Santa Cruz Island''] in Journal of Wildlife Diseases 37(1):189-193, 2001. | ||
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Ticks
Ticks are found on the California Channel Islands. They can carry bacteria and viruses that can cause disease in humans, including Lyme disease.
In 2017, two tick-borne diseases were identified for the first time on the California Channel Island. Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi) was found on both Catalina and Santa Cruz Islands, and a related disease, relapsing fever (Borrelia miyamotoi) was identified on Santa Rosa Island. Both diseases are known to impact dogs and humans. Understanding the extent of these tick-borne diseases is a current priority. Ticks are being collected from island foxes and pathology will be run on tick specimens to determine what viruses they carry.
- 2001 Crooks, Kevin et al. Ectoparasites of the Island Fox on Santa Cruz Island in Journal of Wildlife Diseases 37(1):189-193, 2001.
