TABLE 3.
Number and proportion of white-footed mice captured in 1997 with evidence of past or current infections with B. burgdorferi, the HGE agent, and B. microti by either ELISA, IFA staining methods, PCR, or culturea
| Capture site | No. (%) of mice with evidence of infection with:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any of the three pathogens | B. burgdorferi and HGE agent | B. microti and HGE agent | B. burgdorferi and B. microti | All three pathogens | |
| Lyme area | 23 (85.2) | 14 (53.8) | 15 (57.7) | 19 (73.1) | 13 (50.0) |
| Bridgeport | 20 (90.9) | 15 (68.2) | 3 (14.3) | 3 (14.3) | 2 (9.5) |
| Total | 43 (87.8) | 29 (60.4) | 18 (31.6) | 22 (46.8) | 15 (31.9) |
a
Not included in the table are the five mice captured in April 1998, of which three were PCR positive for the HGE agent. Serum was available for two of these mice. Antibodies to B. burgdorferi were detected in two mice, antibodies to B. microti were detected in one mouse, and antibodies to the NCH-1 strain of the HGE agent were detected in one mouse.