Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) adults in New Jersey, 2000-2001.
Using polymerase chain reaction, we analyzed 529 Ixodes scapularis Say adults collected from 16 of New Jersey's 21 counties for the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi, the etiological agent of Lyme disease. Overall, 261 (49.3%) were positive. B. burgdorferi was detected in ticks obtained from each county and from 53 of the 58 (93.1%) municipalities surveyed. The observed statewide prevalence in New Jersey is similar to those reported from other northeastern and mid-Atlantic states.
Schulze
Terry L
TL
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, P.O. Box 369, Trenton, NJ 08625, USA. tlschulze@monmouth.com
Jordan
Robert A
RA
Hung
Robert W
RW
Puelle
Rose S
RS
Markowski
Daniel
D
Chomsky
Martin S
MS
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017931:DNA Primers; D005843:Geography; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology; D018884:Ixodes / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology*; D009515:New Jersey; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
D017931:DNA Primers