A Doxycycline Hyclate Rodent Bait Formulation for Prophylaxis and Treatment of Tick-transmitted Borrelia burgdorferi

Marc C. Dolan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, Colorado; Genesis Laboratories Incorporated, Wellington, Colorado

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Nordin S. Zeidner Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, Colorado; Genesis Laboratories Incorporated, Wellington, Colorado

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Elizabeth Gabitzsch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, Colorado; Genesis Laboratories Incorporated, Wellington, Colorado

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Gabrielle Dietrich Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, Colorado; Genesis Laboratories Incorporated, Wellington, Colorado

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Jeff N. Borchert Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, Colorado; Genesis Laboratories Incorporated, Wellington, Colorado

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Rich M. Poché Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, Colorado; Genesis Laboratories Incorporated, Wellington, Colorado

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Joseph Piesman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, Colorado; Genesis Laboratories Incorporated, Wellington, Colorado

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The prophylactic and curative potential of doxycycline hyclate formulated in a rodent bait at concentrations of 250 and 500 mg/Kg was evaluated in a murine model of Lyme borreliosis. Both bait formulations prevented tick-transmitted Borrelia burgdorferi infection in 100% of C3H/HeJ mice (N = 16), as well as cured acute, established infection in mice (N = 8) exposed to bait for 14 days. Spirochete infection was cleared in 88.9% to 100% of infected nymphs feeding on mice fed 250 and 500 mg/Kg antibiotic bait formulations, respectively. These data provide evidence for exploring alternative techniques to prevent transmission of Lyme disease spirochetes.

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Reprint requests: Marc C. Dolan, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3150 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO 80521.
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