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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Smith, Robert P., Elias, Susan P., Cavanaugh, Catherine E., Lubelczyk, Charles B., Lacombe, Eleanor H., Brancato, Janna, Doyle, Hester, Rand, Peter W., Ebel, Gregory D., Krause, Peter J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6433028/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30882312
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2504.180202

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