Histological staining of tick bite skin biopsies for spirochetes and Powassan virus RNA
ABSTRACT Ixodes scapularis is a vector of several human pathogens in the United States, including Borrelia burgdorferi, the cause of Lyme disease, and Powassan virus (POWV), an emerging cause of severe encephalitis. Skin biopsies from tick bite sites are frequently collected and tested for the prese...
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American Society for Microbiology
2025-02-01
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Series: | Microbiology Spectrum |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00902-24 |