Volume 27, Number 12—December 2021
Research Letter
Borrelia miyamotoi in Human-Biting Ticks, United States, 2013–2019
Guang Xu
, Chu-Yuan Luo, Fumiko Ribbe, Patrick Pearson, Michel Ledizet, and Stephen M. Rich
, Chu-Yuan Luo, Fumiko Ribbe, Patrick Pearson, Michel Ledizet, and Stephen M. Rich
Table
Human-biting tick species positive for Borrelia miyamotoi and B. burgdorferi sensu lato, United States, 2013–2019
| Tick species | Total no. tested | No. B. miyamotoi positive | No. B. burgdorferi s.l. positive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amblyomma americanum | 1,167 | 0 | 0 |
| A. cajennense | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. maculatum | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Dermacentor andersoni | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| D. occidentalis | 91 | 0 | 0 |
| D. variabilis | 1,060 | 0 | 0 |
| Haemaphysalis leporispalustris | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| H. longicornis | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Ixodes affinis | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| I. angustus | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| I. cookei | 123 | 0 | 0 |
| I. dentatus | 48 | 0 | 7 |
| I. marxi | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| I. muris | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| I. pacificus | 1,497 | 14 | 25 |
| I. scapularis | 34,621 | 594 | 11,287 |
| I. spinipalpis | 63 | 0 | 3 |
| Rhipicephalus sanguineus |
15 |
0 |
0 |
| Total | 38,855 | 608 | 11.324 |
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