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Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, B. miyamotoi, and Powassan Virus in Residents Bitten by Ixodes Ticks, Maine, USA

Authors :
Robert P. Smith
Susan P. Elias
Catherine E. Cavanaugh
Charles B. Lubelczyk
Eleanor H. Lacombe
Janna Brancato
Hester Doyle
Peter W. Rand
Gregory D. Ebel
Peter J. Krause
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 4, Pp 804-807 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019.

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