PREVALENCE OF BORRELIA (SPIROCHAETACEAE) SPIROCHETES IN TEXAS TICKS

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RAWLINGS, JA
TELTOW, GJ
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AMBLYOMMA-AMERICANUM; BORRELIA; TEXAS;
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10.1093/jmedent/31.2.297
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Q96 [昆虫学];
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Between 1990 and 1992, ticks from eight Texas parks were collected and analyzed to determine the prevalence of spirochete-infected ticks. Borrelia spirochetes were detected in 1.03% of 5,141 Amblyomma americanum (L.) adults examined, a species Texas residents often encounter. No spirochetes were observed in the other tick species tested.
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