Frequency and Geographic Distribution of Borrelia miyamotoi, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Babesia microti Infections in New England Residents.
Johnston D, Kelly JR, Ledizet M, Lavoie N, Smith RP, Parsonnet J, Schwab J, Stratidis J, Espich S, Lee G, Maciejewski KR, Deng Y, Majam V, Zheng H, Bonkoungou SN, Stevens J, Kumar S, Krause PJ. Frequency and Geographic Distribution of Borrelia miyamotoi, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Babesia microti Infections in New England Residents. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022 PMID: 35325084, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBabesia microti infectionB. miyamotoiMicroti infectionB. burgdorferiB. microtiAcute undifferentiated febrile illnessCross-sectional seroprevalence studyBorrelia miyamotoiUndifferentiated febrile illnessB. miyamotoi infectionBorrelia burgdorferiLevel of seroprevalenceIxodes scapularis ticksFebrile illnessTickborne infectionMiyamotoi infectionSeroprevalence studyHuman infectionsIxodes pacificus ticksClinical casesInfectionSerum samplesAverage seroprevalenceSpecific antibodiesScapularis ticks