Borrelia burgdorferi and the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in deer ticks, Delaware.

Curran, K. L.; Kidd, J. B.; Vassallo, J.; Van Meter, V. L.

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Borrelia burgdorferi and the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in deer ticks, Delaware.

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2000 Jul-Aug

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Emerg Infect Dis. 6(4):408-411.

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Emerg Infect Dis

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Curran, K. L. ; Kidd, J. B. ; Vassallo, J. ; Van Meter, V. L. ;

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During the 1998 hunting season in Delaware, 1,480 ticks were collected from 252 white- tailed deer; 98% were Ixodes scapularis, a significant increase from the 85% reported in 1988. Ticks were tested for Borrelia burgdorferi and the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis. Infection rates remained stable in New Castle and Kent counties, but increased from <1% to 8% in sussex county.

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