| Literature DB >> 33496234 |
Keith J Price, Christine B Graham, Bryn J Witmier, Holly A Chapman, Brooke L Coder, Christian N Boyer, Erik Foster, Sarah E Maes, Ying Bai, Rebecca J Eisen, Andrew D Kyle.
Abstract
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 to determine its public health role.Entities:
Keywords: Asian longhorned tick; Borrelia burgdorferi; Haemaphysalis longicornis; Lyme disease; PCR; Pennsylvania; United States; bacteria; invasive species; ticks
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33496234 PMCID: PMC7853548 DOI: 10.3201/eid2702.201552
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Emerg Infect Dis ISSN: 1080-6040 Impact factor: 6.883