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

Abstract

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.