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Volume 4, Number 1—March 1998
Dispatch

Prevalence of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ixodes scapularis in a Rural New Jersey County

Shobha Varde*, John Beckley, and Ira Schwartz*
Author affiliations: *New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA; and †Department of Health, County of Hunterdon, Flemington, New Jersey, USA

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Table

Prevalence rate of Borrelia burgdorferi, human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agent, and Babesia microti in 100 adult Ixodes scapularis

Pathogen No. infected ticks
B. burgdorferi 43
HGE agent 17
B. microti 5
B. burgdorferi and HGE agent 6
B. burgdorferi and B. microti 2
HGE agent and B. microti 2
B. burgdorferi, HGE agent, and B. microti 0

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