TY - JOUR AU - Hickling, Graham AU - Kelly, Janetta AU - Auckland, Lisa AU - Hamer, Sarah T1 - Increasing Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto–Infected Blacklegged Ticks in Tennessee Valley, Tennessee, USA T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2018 VL - 24 IS - 9 SP - 1713 SN - 1080-6059 AB - In 2017, we surveyed forests in the upper Tennessee Valley, Tennessee, USA. We found Ixodes scapularis ticks established in 23 of 26 counties, 4 of which had Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto–infected ticks. Public health officials should be vigilant for increasing Lyme disease incidence in this region. KW - Ixodes scapularis KW - Borrelia burgdorferi KW - Tennessee KW - Tennessee Valley KW - United States entomological risk KW - tickborne disease KW - vector-borne infections KW - bacteria KW - Lyme disease KW - 16S rDNA KW - Lyme group Borrelia KW - prevalence KW - blacklegged ticks KW - Union County KW - surveillance KW - Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto KW - United States KW - entomologic risk KW - drag sampling KW - zoonoses DO - 10.3201/eid2409.180343 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/9/18-0343_article ER - End of Reference