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Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, B. miyamotoi, and Powassan Virus in Residents Bitten by Ixodes Ticks, Maine, USA
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 4, Pp 804-807 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040, 10806059, and 14885433
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.bf593ae14885433cb5d459d66dbcd9a0
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2504.180202