Concurrent Borrelia burgdorferi and Babesia microti infection in nymphal Ixodes dammini.
Ixodes dammini nymphs were examined for evidence of concurrent infection with Borrelia burgdorferi and Babesia microti. A total of 19 nymphs (18.6%) from Nantucket Island were simultaneously infected, as were 24 nymphs (8.2%) from Naushon Island. These observations are consistent with a common reservoir host for both I. dammini-transmitted pathogens.
D000818:Animals; D001403:Babesia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001898:Borrelia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006224:Cricetinae; D005260:Female; D008647:Mesocricetus; D009758:Nymph / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology