Volume 5, Number 4—August 1999
Dispatch
A Focus of Deer Tick Virus Transmission in the Northcentral United States
Gregory D. Ebel, Ivo Foppa, Andrew Spielman, and Sam R. Telford
Table
Pathogens maintained by deer ticks, Spooner and Hayward, Wisconsin, 1997-98
| Agent | Assay | No. examined | No. positive | % positive (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrellia burgdorferi | Direct fluorescent antibody | 220 | 83 | 37.7 (31.3, 44.5) |
| Babesia sp. | Microscopy | 87 | 6 | 6.9 (2.6, 14.4) |
| Ehrlichia microti | Microscopy | 87 | 4 | 4.6 (1.3, 11.4) |
| Deer tick virus | Microscopy | 87 | 4 | 4.6 (1.3, 11.4) |
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