Using polymerase chain reaction, we analyzed 529 Ixodes scapularis Say adults collected from 16 of New Jersey’s 21 counties for the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi, the etiological agent of Lyme disease. Overall, 261 (49.3%) were positive. B. burgdorferi was detected in ticks obtained from each county and from 53 of the 58 (93.1%) municipalities surveyed. The observed statewide prevalence in New Jersey is similar to those reported from other northeastern and mid-Atlantic states.
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1 July 2003
Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Adults in New Jersey, 2000–2001
Terry L. Schulze,
Robert A. Jordan,
Robert W. Hung,
Rose S. Puelle,
Daniel Markowski,
Martin S. Chomsky
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Journal of Medical Entomology
Vol. 40 • No. 4
July 2003
Vol. 40 • No. 4
July 2003
Borrelia burgdorferi
distribution
Ixodes scapularis