Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, Bartonella spp., Babesia microti, and Anaplasma phagocytophila in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected in Northern New Jersey

PCR analysis of Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in New Jersey identified infections with Borrelia burgdorferi (33.6%), Babesia microti (8.4%), Anaplasma phagocytophila (1.9%), and Bartonella spp. (34.5%). The I. scapularis tick is a potential pathogen vector that can cause coinfection and contribu...

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Main Authors: Adelson, Martin E., Rao, Raja-Venkitesh S., Tilton, Richard C., Cabets, Kimberly, Eskow, Eugene, Fein, Lesley, Occi, James L., Mordechai, Eli
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2004
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC427842/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15184475
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.42.6.2799-2801.2004
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