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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2004, p. 2799-2801, Vol. 42, No. 6
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.6.2799-2801.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, Bartonella spp., Babesia microti, and Anaplasma phagocytophila in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected in Northern New Jersey

Martin E. Adelson,1 Raja-Venkitesh S. Rao,1 Richard C. Tilton,1 Kimberly Cabets,1 Eugene Eskow,2 Lesley Fein,3 James L. Occi,4 and Eli Mordechai1*

Medical Diagnostic Laboratories L.L.C., Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08504,1 4 Walter Foran Boulevard, Suite 103, Flemington, New Jersey 08822,2 1099 Bloomfield Avenue, West Caldwell, New Jersey, 07006,3 Graduate Program in Biology, Rutgers University, New Jersey 071024

Received 15 September 2003/ Returned for modification 7 January 2004/ Accepted 9 March 2004

PCR analysis of Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in New Jersey identified infections with Borrelia burgdorferi (33.6%), Babesia microti (8.4%), Anaplasma phagocytophila (1.9%), and Bartonella spp. (34.5%). The I. scapularis tick is a potential pathogen vector that can cause coinfection and contribute to the variety of clinical responses noted in some tick-borne disease patients.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Medical Diagnostic Laboratories L.L.C., 133 Gaither Dr., Suite C, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054. Phone: (856) 608-1696. Fax: (856) 608-1667. E-mail: emordechai{at}mdlab.com.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2004, p. 2799-2801, Vol. 42, No. 6
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.6.2799-2801.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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