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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Smith, Robert P. ; Elias, Susan P. ; Cavanaugh, Catherine E. ; Lubelczyk, Charles B. ; Lacombe, Eleanor H. ; Brancato, Janna ; Doyle, Hester ; Rand, Peter W. ; Ebel, Gregory D. ; Krause, Peter J.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Animals Borrelia Borrelia Burgdorferi Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne Humans Ixodes Seroepidemiologic Studies Tick-Borne Diseases Tick Bites
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(4):804-807
• Pubmed ID:
  30882312
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6433028
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maine
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4ab3c76dd9e62493a5a4608fa0e1f75164aa51f9af16b571c6be669cf3423f1f
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/77128/cdc_77128_DS1.pdf
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