<i>Borrelia miyamotoi</i> in Human-Biting Ticks, United States, 2013–2019
Guang Xu, Chu-Yuan Luo, Fumiko Ribbe, Patrick Pearson, Michel Ledizet, Stephen M. Rich
Abstract
During 2013-2019, Borrelia miyamotoi infection was detected in 19 US states. Infection rate was 0.5%-3.2%; of B. miyamotoi-positive ticks, 59.09% had concurrent infections. B. miyamotoi is homogeneous with 1 genotype from Ixodes scapularis ticks in northeastern and midwestern states and 1 from I. pacificus in western states.
Topics & Concepts
Ixodes scapularisrelapsing feverBorreliaBiologyIxodesVirologyTick-borne diseaseLyme diseaseZoologyTickBorrelia burgdorferiIxodidaeImmunologyAntibodyVector-borne infectious diseasesViral Infections and VectorsMosquito-borne diseases and control