Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Investigation of a Symptomatic Tick Bite Patient Confirmsinand White-Footed Mice in Ashe County, North Carolina.
- Journal:
- Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)
- Year:
- 2023
- Authors:
- Clark, Kerry L & Herman-Giddens, Marcia E
- Affiliation:
- Department of Public Health · United States
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
In June 2021, a traveler to Ashe County, North Carolina, was bitten by antick. The patient experienced axillary lymphadenopathy and an erythematous rash near the bite site. We confirmedstricto through PCR testing and DNA sequencing in the attached tick and later from mice trapped inside the cabin where the patient stayed.
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