<i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> Sensu Stricto DNA in Field-Collected <i>Haemaphysalis longicornis</i> Ticks, Pennsylvania, United States
Keith J. Price, Christine B. Graham, Bryn J. Witmier, Holly A. Chapman, Brooke L. Coder, Christian N. Boyer, Erik Foster, Sarah E. Maes, Ying Bai, Rebecca J. Eisen, Andrew Kyle
Abstract
We collected questing Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks from southeastern counties of Pennsylvania, USA. Of 263 ticks tested by PCR for pathogens, 1 adult female was positive for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, yielding a 0.4% infection rate. Continued monitoring of this invasive tick is essential to determine its public health role.
Topics & Concepts
Haemaphysalis longicornisSensu strictoBorrelia burgdorferiBiologyTickBorreliaSensuZoologyVirologyIxodidaeVeterinary medicineGeneticsMedicineGenusAntibodyVector-borne infectious diseasesViral Infections and VectorsMosquito-borne diseases and control