title: High Prevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi among Adult Blacklegged Ticks from White-Tailed Deer.
abstract: We compared the prevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi infection in questing and deer-associated adult Ixodes scapularis ticks in Wisconsin, USA. Prevalence among deer-associated ticks (4.5% overall, 7.1% in females) was significantly higher than among questing ticks (1.0% overall, 0.6% in females). Deer may be a sylvatic reservoir for this newly recognized zoonotic pathogen.
authors.forename: Seungeun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Graham J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Hickling
authors.forename: Jean I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Tsao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001898:Borrelia / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D021901:DNA, Intergenic; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013984:Tick Infestations; D014922:Wisconsin
chemical_list: D021901:DNA, Intergenic; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
keywords: Borrelia miyamotoi; Ixodes scapularis; Wisconsin; reservoir competence; tick-borne disease; vector-borne disease; white-tailed deer; zoonoses
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