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No. Only the Ixodes dammini has been shown to transmit the disease in Suffolk County. While not all Ixodes dammini ticks are carriers, studies have shown that a large proportion of these ticks harbor the spirochetes. The spirochetes have been detected in other ticks, but their role in transmission is not clear.
