Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, B. miyamotoi, and Powassan Virus in Residents Bitten by Ixodes Ticks, Maine, USA

Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, B. miyamotoi, and Powassan Virus in Residents Bitten by Ixodes Ticks, Maine, USA

We conducted a serosurvey of 230 persons in Maine, USA, who had been bitten by Ixodes scapularis or I. cookei ticks. We documented seropositivity for Borrelia burgdorferi (13.9%) and B. miyamotoi (2.6%), as well as a single equivocal result (0.4%) for Powassan encephalitis virus.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Robert P. Smith, Susan P. Elias, Catherine E. Cavanaugh, Charles B. Lubelczyk, Eleanor H. Lacombe, Janna Brancato, Hester Doyle, Peter W. Rand, Gregory D. Ebel, Peter J. Krause
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Borrelia burgdorferi
Borrelia miyamotoi
bacteria
Ixodes scapularis
ticks
deer ticks
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/18-0202_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/18-0202_article

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