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Science 11 May 1984:
Vol. 224. no. 4649, pp. 601 - 603
DOI: 10.1126/science.6710158
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Science, Vol 224, Issue 4649, 601-603
Copyright © 1984 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Amblyomma americanum: a potential vector of Lyme disease in New Jersey

TL Schulze, GS Bowen, EM Bosler, MF Lakat, WE Parkin, R Altman, BG Ormiston, and JK Shisler

Amblyomma americanum is a likely secondary vector of Lyme disease in New Jersey. Ticks of this species were removed from the site of the characteristic skin lesion known as erythema chronicum migrans on two patients with the disease, and the Lyme disease spirochete was isolated from nymphs and adults of this species. That A. americanum is a potential vector is supported by its similarities to Ixodes dammini, the known tick vector, in seasonal distribution and host utilization. The extensive range of A. americanum may have great implications for potential Lyme disease transmission outside known endemic areas.


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