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Evidence of<i>Borrelia lonestari</i>DNA in<i>Amblyomma americanum</i>(Acari: Ixodidae) Removed from Humans
1 Dec 2003
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We used a nested PCR with Borrelia flagellin gene (flaB) primers and DNA sequencing to determine if Borrelia lonestari was present in Amblyomma americanum ticks removed from military personnel and sent to the Tick-Borne Disease Laboratory of the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine. In our preliminary investigation, we detected Borrelia sequences in 19 of 510 A. americanum adults and...
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