Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto DNA in Field-Collected Haemaphysalis longicornis Ticks, Pennsylvania, United States

We collected questing Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks from southeastern counties of Pennsylvania, USA. Of 263 ticks tested by PCR for pathogens, 1 adult female was positive for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, yielding a 0.4% infection rate. Continued monitoring of this invasive tick is essential...

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Published in:Emerg Infect Dis
Main Authors: Price, Keith J., Graham, Christine B., Witmier, Bryn J., Chapman, Holly A., Coder, Brooke L., Boyer, Christian N., Foster, Erik, Maes, Sarah E., Bai, Ying, Eisen, Rebecca J., Kyle, Andrew D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7853548/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33496234
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.201552
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