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

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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Principais autores:	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
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-04-01
Series:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Assuntos:	Borrelia burgdorferi Borrelia miyamotoi bacteria Ixodes scapularis ticks deer ticks
Acceso en liña:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/18-0202_article
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