Borrelia miyamotoi in Human-Biting Ticks, United States, 2013-2019

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Dec;27(12):3193-3195. doi: 10.3201/eid2712.204646.

Abstract

During 2013-2019, Borrelia miyamotoi infection was detected in 19 US states. Infection rate was 0.5%-3.2%; of B. miyamotoi-positive ticks, 59.09% had concurrent infections. B. miyamotoi is homogeneous with 1 genotype from Ixodes scapularis ticks in northeastern and midwestern states and 1 from I. pacificus in western states.

Keywords: Borrelia miyamotoi; Ixodes pacificus; Ixodes scapularis; United States; bacteria; spirochetes; ticks; vector-borne infections.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Borrelia Infections* / epidemiology
  • Borrelia* / genetics
  • Humans
  • Ixodes*
  • United States / epidemiology

Supplementary concepts

  • Borrelia miyamotoi