Volume 23, Number 3—March 2017
Research
Use of Mass-Participation Outdoor Events to Assess Human Exposure to Tickborne Pathogens
Jessica L. Hall, Kathrin Alpers, Kevin J. Bown, Stephen Martin, and Richard J. Birtles
Table
Numbers of ticks collected and prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi infections among those ticks at 3 Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon sites, Scotland, 2014
| Location | No. ticks collected | No. (%) nymphs containing B. burgdorferi DNA |
|---|---|---|
| Lochcarron | 2 larvae,156 nymphs, 6 adults | 11 (7.1) |
| Day-1 assembly area | 0 larvae, 107 nymphs, 0 adults | 16 (14.9) |
| Midway camp | 0 larvae, 20 nymphs, 2 adults | 2 (10.0) |
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