The prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) and the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis (Rickettsiaceae: Ehrlichieae) in Ixodes scapularis (Acari:Ixodidae) Collected During 1998 and 1999 from Minnesota
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We tested 103 adult Ixodes scapularis Say from 12 counties in Minnesota for the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi and the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE), usingpolymerase chain reaction (PCR).A total of 17 ticks (16.5%)waspositive forB. burgdorferiusing nestedPCR for theßagellin gene, or bothPCR for the ospAgene andnestedPCR for theßagellin gene. A total of four ticks (3.8%)waspositive for the agent ofHGEusingnestedPCR for 16S rDNA.Counties inMinnesotawithestablishedand recently reportedpopulationsof I. scapularisbothhad ticks infected with B. burgdorferi. The agent of HGE was only detected in counties with established I. scapularis populations.
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