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- Title
Seroprevalence of tick-borne infections in forestry rangers from northeastern Italy.
- Authors
Cinco, M; Barbone, F; Grazia Ciufolini, M; Mascioli, M; Anguero Rosenfeld, M; Stefanel, P; Luzzati, R
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to estimate the seroprevalence of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocitophilum and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus, and risk factors, in forestry rangers from the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region in northeastern Italy. Sera from 181 forestry rangers were examined with two-tiered serological tests for TBE, Lyme borreliosis and ehrlichiosis. Information about risk factors such as job location, residence, number of tick bites and outdoor leisure activities was collected with a questionnaire. Seropositivity was 0.6% for TBE virus, 23.2% for Lyme borreliosis and 0.6% for ehrlichiosis. Lyme borreliosis positivity, as determined by Western blot, was associated with working in the foothills, with gardening in the northeastern part of the region, and with a history of yearly tick bites. Risk factors were similar when a case of Lyme borreliosis was defined either by Western blot positivity or by clinical history.
- Publication
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2004, Vol 10, Issue 12, p1056
- ISSN
1198-743X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.01026.x