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

Emerging Infectious Diseases

关键词: Borrelia burgdorferi;    Borrelia miyamotoi;    bacteria;    Ixodes scapularis;    ticks;    deer ticks;   

DOI  :  10.3201/eid2504.180202

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

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