Prevalence of Borrelia (Spirochaetaceae) spirochetes in Texas ticks.
Between 1990 and 1992, ticks from eight Texas parks were collected and analyzed to determine the prevalence of spirochete-infected ticks. Borrelia spirochetes were detected in 1.03% of 5,141 Amblyomma americanum (L.) adults examined, a species Texas residents often encounter. No spirochetes were observed in the other tick species tested.
Rawlings
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Texas Department of Health, Austin 78756.
Teltow
G J
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D000818:Animals; D001898:Borrelia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005843:Geography; D007814:Larva / Q000382:microbiology; D008322:Mammals / Q000469:parasitology; D010944:Plants; D013045:Species Specificity; D013781:Texas; D013987:Ticks / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology*