Coinfection ecology and pathogen emergence in a <i>Borrelia</i> -endemic landscape: 5 years of <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> , <i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i> , and <i>Babesia microti</i> surveillance in Maryland
fed ticks as a powerful xenodiagnostic early-warning tool for detecting emerging pathogens before they are reflected in questing populations or human case data.
Authors
- Greg Joyner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9333-6600)
- Christine Petersen
- Maria Gomes‐Solecki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3715-4543)
- Maria J Sanches
- Amy Schwartz
- Olifan Abil
- Kathryn Arnold
- Julia Poje
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center (US)
- Immuno Technologies (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Published
- 2026-04-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02242-25
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health