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Borrelia burgdorferi and the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in deer ticks, Delaware.

During the 1998 hunting season in Delaware, 1,480 ticks were collected from 252 white- tailed deer; 98% were Ixodes scapularis, a significant increase from the 85% reported in 1988. Ticks were tested for Borrelia burgdorferi and the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis. Infection rates...

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Autores principales: Curran, K L, Kidd, J B, Vassallo, J, Van Meter, V L
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2640882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10905979
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author Curran, K L
Kidd, J B
Vassallo, J
Van Meter, V L
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description During the 1998 hunting season in Delaware, 1,480 ticks were collected from 252 white- tailed deer; 98% were Ixodes scapularis, a significant increase from the 85% reported in 1988. Ticks were tested for Borrelia burgdorferi and the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis. Infection rates remained stable in New Castle and Kent counties, but increased from <1% to 8% in sussex county.
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spelling pubmed-26408822009-05-20 Borrelia burgdorferi and the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in deer ticks, Delaware. Curran, K L Kidd, J B Vassallo, J Van Meter, V L Emerg Infect Dis Research Article During the 1998 hunting season in Delaware, 1,480 ticks were collected from 252 white- tailed deer; 98% were Ixodes scapularis, a significant increase from the 85% reported in 1988. Ticks were tested for Borrelia burgdorferi and the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis. Infection rates remained stable in New Castle and Kent counties, but increased from <1% to 8% in sussex county. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000 /pmc/articles/PMC2640882/ /pubmed/10905979 Text en
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Curran, K L
Kidd, J B
Vassallo, J
Van Meter, V L
Borrelia burgdorferi and the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in deer ticks, Delaware.
title Borrelia burgdorferi and the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in deer ticks, Delaware.
title_full Borrelia burgdorferi and the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in deer ticks, Delaware.
title_fullStr Borrelia burgdorferi and the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in deer ticks, Delaware.
title_full_unstemmed Borrelia burgdorferi and the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in deer ticks, Delaware.
title_short Borrelia burgdorferi and the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in deer ticks, Delaware.
title_sort borrelia burgdorferi and the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in deer ticks, delaware.
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2640882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10905979
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