PREVALENCE OF BORRELIA (SPIROCHAETACEAE) SPIROCHETES IN TEXAS TICKS

Authors
RAWLINGS JA TELTOW GJ
Citation
Ja. Rawlings et Gj. Teltow, PREVALENCE OF BORRELIA (SPIROCHAETACEAE) SPIROCHETES IN TEXAS TICKS, Journal of medical entomology, 31(2), 1994, pp. 297-301
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Journal of medical entomology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222585
Volume
31
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
297 - 301
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2585(1994)31:2<297:POB(SI>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Between 1990 and 1992, ticks from eight Texas parks were collected and analyzed to determine the prevalence of spirochete-infected ticks. Bo rrelia spirochetes were detected in 1.03% of 5,141 Amblyomma americanu m (L.) adults examined, a species Texas residents often encounter. No spirochetes were observed in the other tick species tested.