Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Adults in New Jersey, 2000–2001

Terry L. Schulze; Robert A. Jordan; Robert W. Hung; Rose S. Puelle; Daniel Markowski; Martin S. Chomsky

doi:10.1603/0022-2585-40.4.555

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Terry L. Schulze,^1,2 Robert A. Jordan,³ Robert W. Hung,³ Rose S. Puelle,⁴ Daniel Markowski,⁵ Martin S. Chomsky⁶

¹New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, P.O. Box 369, Trenton, NJ 08625
²Current address: 9 Evergreen Court, Perrineville, NJ 08535 ( ) tlschulze@monmouth.com
³Freehold Area Health Department, Municipal Plaza, Schanck Road, Freehold, NJ 07728
⁴Monmouth County Mosquito Commission Laboratory at Rutgers, Department of Entomology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 180 Jones Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901–8536
⁵New York City Department of Health, 125 Worth Street, Room 619, Box 32L, New York, NY 10013
⁶Monmouth County Mosquito Extermination Commission, P.O. Box 162, Eatontown, NJ 07724

Abstract

Using polymerase chain reaction, we analyzed 529 Ixodes scapularis Say adults collected from 16 of New Jersey’s 21 counties for the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi, the etiological agent of Lyme disease. Overall, 261 (49.3%) were positive. B. burgdorferi was detected in ticks obtained from each county and from 53 of the 58 (93.1%) municipalities surveyed. The observed statewide prevalence in New Jersey is similar to those reported from other northeastern and mid-Atlantic states.

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Terry L. Schulze, Robert A. Jordan, Robert W. Hung, Rose S. Puelle, Daniel Markowski, and Martin S. Chomsky "Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Adults in New Jersey, 2000–2001," Journal of Medical Entomology 40(4), 555-558, (1 July 2003). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-40.4.555

Received: 7 October 2002; Accepted: 1 April 2003; Published: 1 July 2003