Horses as a Potential Reservoir of Lyme Borreliosis in Jeju-do, Korea / 예방의학회지
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
; : 213-214, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in North America, and it was designated as a national notifiable infectious disease in Korea in December 2010. While no cases in Jeju-do were recorded from 2012 to 2016, a recent survey reported that the seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays in horses in Jeju-do was 19.0% (95% confidence interval, 12.0 to 28.3%). This fact suggests that horses may be a potential reservoir of LB in Jeju-do and that individuals in close contact with horses may be a high-risk group. Thus, a serological study in this high-risk group is urgently needed.
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Main subject:
Ticks
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Lyme Disease
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Communicable Diseases
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Ixodes
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Borrelia burgdorferi
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Horses
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Korea
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North America
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
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Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Year:
2018
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Article