Abstract
Lyme disease, caused by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, has been reported from 36 of Arkansas' 75 counties. Ticks and wild rodents from nine northeast Arkansas counties were surveyed to determine the prevalence of Borrelia infection in potential tick vectors and reservoir host populations. In direct immunofluorescent assays with murine monoclonal antibody H5332, specific for B. burgdorferi, detected a 2.1% rate of infection for the 638 ticks surveyed and an 11.8% infectivity rate for the 102 rodents surveyed.
Recommended Citation
Simpson, Kim Kelly and Hinck, Lawrence W.
(1993)
"Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease Spirochete, in Ticks and Rodents in Northeast Arkansas,"
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 47, Article 28.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol47/iss1/28
