TY - JOUR
AU - Williamson, Phillip C.
AU - Billingsley, Peggy M.
AU - Teltow, Glenna J.
AU - Seals, Janel P.
AU - Turnbough, Meredith A.
AU - Atkinson, Samuel F.
T1 - Borrelia, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia spp. in Ticks Removed from Persons, Texas, USA
T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal
PY - 2010
VL - 16
IS - 3
SP - 441
SN - 1080-6059
AB - Data regarding the type, frequency, and distribution of tick-borne pathogens and bacterial agents are not widely available for many tick species that parasitize persons in the southern United States. We therefore analyzed the frequency and identity of pathogens and bacterial agents in ticks removed from humans and subsequently submitted to the Texas Department of State Health Services, Zoonosis Control Program, from October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2008. The data showed associations of bacterial agents and potential vectors. Tick-related illnesses may pose unidentified health risks in areas such as Texas, where incidence of human disease related to tick bites is low but well above zero and where ticks are not routinely suspected as the cause of disease. Cause, treatment, and prevention strategies can be better addressed through collecting sufficient data to establish baseline assessments of risk.
KW - tick-borne disease
KW - Borrelia
KW - Rickettsia
KW - Ehrlichia
KW - Candidatus Borrelia lonestari
KW - spotted fever
KW - ehrlichiosis
KW - parasites
KW - bacteria
KW - research
KW - Texas
KW - USA
KW - United States
DO - 10.3201/eid1603.091333
UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/3/09-1333_article
ER - End of Reference