Borrelia burgdorferi and the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in deer ticks, Delaware.
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 and 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.
Curran
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Department of Biology, Wesley College, Dover, Delaware 19901, USA. curranka@mail.wesley.edu
Kidd
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Vassallo
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Van Meter
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VL
D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology*; D003691:Delaware; D004536:Ehrlichia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000662:veterinary*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial