High Prevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi among Adult Blacklegged Ticks from White-Tailed Deer
We compared the prevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi infection in questing and deer-associated adult Ixodes scapularis ticks in Wisconsin, USA. Prevalence among deer-associated ticks (4.5% overall, 7.1% in females) was significantly higher than among questing ticks (1.0% overall, 0.6% in females). Deer...
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| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/2/15-1218_article |