Increasing Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto-Infected Blacklegged Ticks in Tennessee Valley, Tennessee, USA

Increasing Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto-Infected Blacklegged Ticks in Tennessee Valley, Tennessee, USA

In 2017, we surveyed forests in the upper Tennessee Valley, Tennessee, USA. We found Ixodes scapularis ticks established in 23 of 26 counties, 4 of which had Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto-infected ticks. Public health officials should be vigilant for increasing Lyme disease incidence in this re...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2018-09, Vol.24 (9), p.1713-1716
Hauptverfasser: Hickling, Graham J, Kelly, Janetta R, Auckland, Lisa D, Hamer, Sarah A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Borrelia burgdorferi
Borrelia infections
Dispatch
Hard ticks
Health aspects
Increasing Prevalence of
Ixodes scapularis
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Public health
Risk factors
sensu stricto–Infected Blacklegged Ticks in Tennessee Valley, Tennessee, USA
Tennessee
Tennessee Valley
tickborne disease
United States entomological risk
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Zusammenfassung:In 2017, we surveyed forests in the upper Tennessee Valley, Tennessee, USA. We found Ixodes scapularis ticks established in 23 of 26 counties, 4 of which had Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto-infected ticks. Public health officials should be vigilant for increasing Lyme disease incidence in this region.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2409.180343