Borrelia miyamotoi in Human-Biting Ticks, United States, 2013–2019

During 2013–2019, Borrelia miyamotoi infection was detected in 19 US states. Infection rate was 0.5%–3.2%; of B. miyamotoi–positive ticks, 59.09% had concurrent infections. B. miyamotoi is homogeneous with 1 genotype from Ixodes scapularis ticks in northeastern and midwestern states and 1 from I. pa...

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Autores principales: Xu, Guang, Luo, Chu-Yuan, Ribbe, Fumiko, Pearson, Patrick, Ledizet, Michel, Rich, Stephen M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8632181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34808077
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2712.204646
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Sumario:During 2013–2019, Borrelia miyamotoi infection was detected in 19 US states. Infection rate was 0.5%–3.2%; of B. miyamotoi–positive ticks, 59.09% had concurrent infections. B. miyamotoi is homogeneous with 1 genotype from Ixodes scapularis ticks in northeastern and midwestern states and 1 from I. pacificus in western states.

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