Concurrent Borrelia burgdorferi and Babesia microti infection in nymphal Ixodes dammini. |
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| Authors: | J Piesman T N Mather S R Telford rd A Spielman |
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| Affiliation: | J Piesman, T N Mather, S R Telford, 3rd, and A Spielman |
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| Abstract: | Ixodes dammini nymphs were examined for evidence of concurrent infection with Borrelia burgdorferi and Babesia microti. A total of 19 nymphs (18.6%) from Nantucket Island were simultaneously infected, as were 24 nymphs (8.2%) from Naushon Island. These observations are consistent with a common reservoir host for both I. dammini-transmitted pathogens. |
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