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Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, B. miyamotoi, and Powassan Virus in Residents Bitten by Ixodes Ticks, Maine, USA.
- Source :
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Emerging Infectious Diseases . Apr2019, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p804-807. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BORRELIA burgdorferi
*TICKS
*IXODES
*IXODES scapularis
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 135498621
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2504.180202