Coinfection of Blacklegged Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Dutchess County, New York, with the Agents of Lyme Disease and Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis

Eric M. Schauber; Shira J. Gertz; William T. Maple; Richard S. Ostfeld

doi:10.1093/jmedent/35.5.901

Coinfection of Blacklegged Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Dutchess County, New York, with the Agents of Lyme Disease and Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis

Eric M. Schauber, Shira J. Gertz, William T. Maple, Richard S. Ostfeld

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Abstract

Adult blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis Say, collected from forested sites in Dutchess County, NY, were tested for infection with the etiologic agents of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson, Schmid, Hyde, Steigerwalt & Brenner, and human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE). Rates of infection with the 2 pathogens were high and independent of one another, confirming prior findings and suggesting that a variety of hosts may be competent reservoirs of the HGE agent.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	901-903
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of medical entomology
Volume	35
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/35.5.901
State	Published - Sep 1998
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi
Ehrlichia sp.
Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis
Ixodes scapularis
Lyme disease
New York

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Parasitology
General Veterinary
Insect Science
Infectious Diseases

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Coinfection of Blacklegged Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Dutchess County, New York, with the Agents of Lyme Disease and Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis

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