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

Authors
Curran, KL Kidd, JB Vassallo, J Van Meter, VL
Citation
Kl. Curran et al., Borrelia burgdorferi and the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in deer ticks, Delaware, EM INFECT D, 6(4), 2000, pp. 408-411
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10806040 → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
408 - 411
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-6040(200007/08)6:4<408:BBATCA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
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 a nd 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.