Volume 7, Number 3—June 2001
Dispatch
Borrelia lonestari DNA in Adult Amblyomma americanum Ticks, Alabama
Thomas R. Burkot*, Gary R. Mullen†, Renee Anderson†, Bradley S. Schneider*, Christine M. Happ*, and Nordin S. Zeidner*
Table
Ticks collected in Choctaw County, Alabama
| Amblyomma americanum |
A. maculatum |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ticks analyzed | Adult male | Adult female | Nymphs | Adult male | Adult female |
| Controlsa | 11b | 2 | 44 | 6 | 12 |
| Casesc |
1 |
5b |
139 |
7 |
1 |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 183 | 13 | 13 |
aDenotes ticks collected near the homes of persons not diagnosed with southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI).
bPositive results as demonstrated by amplification of the flagellin gene of Borrelia lonestari. A single positive tick was found among 11 adult male A. americanum males collected near the homes of controls and 1 of 5 adult females collected near the homes of STARI controls was positive.
cDenotes ticks collected near the homes of persons diagnosed with STARI.
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