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Lyme disease – the United States perspective
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Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto is a common infection in adult horses in many areas of the USA and the world. The high seroprevalence found in many areas and the lack of scientific information on both the incidence and clinical signs of Lyme disease have made Lyme disease a very controversial and perhaps, an overdiagnosed disease. Prevalence of B. burgdorferi infection based upon serologic testing is high (15–77%) in several areas of the USA. It should be noted that these figures may be biased as some horses were likely tested based upon some suspicion of infection. It is well documented that Ixodes ticks are spreading geographically and nearly 50% of all continental US counties have Ixodes ticks and small rodents known to harbour the organism ...
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College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-6401, USA.
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