title: Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, Bartonella spp., Babesia microti, and Anaplasma phagocytophila in Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in Northern New Jersey.
abstract: PCR analysis of Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in New Jersey identified infections with Borrelia burgdorferi (33.6%), Babesia microti (8.4%), Anaplasma phagocytophila (1.9%), and Bartonella spp. (34.5%). The I. scapularis tick is a potential pathogen vector that can cause coinfection and contribute to the variety of clinical responses noted in some tick-borne disease patients.
authors.affiliation: Medical Diagnostic Laboratories L.L.C., 133 Gaither Dr., Suite C, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054, USA.
authors.forename: Martin E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Adelson
authors.forename: Raja-Venkitesh S
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Tilton
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cabets
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eskow
authors.forename: Lesley
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fein
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Occi
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mordechai
mesh_terms: D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D041001:Babesia microti / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001473:Bartonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction