title: Prevalence of Borrelia (Spirochaetaceae) spirochetes in Texas ticks.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Texas Department of Health, Austin 78756.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rawlings
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Teltow
mesh_terms: 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*